Taifa of Majorca

Taifa of Majorca
1018–1203
Capital	Majorca
Common languages	Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew
Religion	Islam, Roman Catholicism, Judaism
Government	Monarchy
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	1018
• Conquered by the Almohads	1203
Currency	Dirham and Dinar
Preceded by Succeeded by Taifa of Denia Almoravid Empire Almohad dynasty
Today part of	Spain

The Taifa of Majorca was a medieval Moorish taifa kingdom which existed from 1018 to 1203 in Majorca.

The first taifa lasted for about 50 years (1076-1116), first succumbing to a Christian crusade and later being occupied by the Almoravids. After a period in which the Balearic Islands were integrated into the Almoravid Empire, it ended up disintegrating, suffering the same fate as the Caliphate of Córdoba.

A new, independent kingdom arose, the second taifa (1147-1203), under the Banu Ghaniya dynasty, which would become the last Almoravid stronghold in Al-Andalus against the Almohads' advance.

List of Emirs[]

Mujahid dynasty[]

• Mujāhid al-ʿĀmirī: 1018–1041
• : 1041–1075

Aglabid dynasty[]

• : 1076–1093
• : 1093–1114
• "El Burabe": 1114–1126

Ghaniyid dynasty[]

• : 1126–1155
• Ishaq: c. 1155–1184
• (deposed in a coup): 1184 d. 1187
• (left to conquer the Maghreb): 1184
• Abu al-Zubayr or Talha: November 1184–1185
• Muhammad II (restored): 1185–1185
• Tashfin: 1185–1187
• 'Abdallah: 1187–1203
  • To Almohads: 1203–1229

See also[]

• List of Sunni Muslim dynasties

Coordinates: 39°37′59″N 2°44′48″E / 39.6331°N 2.7467°E / 39.6331; 2.7467

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