Taifa of Santa Maria do Algarve
Taifa of Santa Maria do Algarve | |||||||||
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1018–1051 | |||||||||
![]() Taifa Kingdom of Santa Maria do Algarve, c. 1037 | |||||||||
Capital | Santa Maria do Algarve | ||||||||
Common languages | Arabic, Mozarabic , Hebrew | ||||||||
Religion | Islam, Christianity (Roman Catholicism), Judaism | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | 1018 | ||||||||
• Conquered by the Taifa of Seville | 1051 | ||||||||
Currency | Dirham and Dinar | ||||||||
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Today part of | Portugal |
The Taifa of Santa Maria do Algarve (Arabic: شنتمرية الغرب) was a medieval taifa Moorish kingdom or emirate located in what is now southern Portugal, that existed from 1018 to 1051. From 1051 until 1091, it was under the forcible control of Seville via Abbad II al-Mu'tadid.[1] Known as the Banu Harun, their descendants remained as Qadis of the city until its reconquest by Portugal in 1249, the last of whom being .
List of Emirs[]
Harunid dynasty[]
See also[]
- List of Sunni Muslim dynasties
Sources[]
- (2011–2012). Descendência Hispânica do Profeta do Islão - Exploração de Algumas Linhas Primárias. Instituto Português de Heráldica.
References[]
Categories:
- 1051 disestablishments
- States and territories established in 1018
- Taifas
- 11th century in Portugal
- Taifas in Portugal
- History of the Algarve
- Portuguese history stubs
- Al-Andalus stubs