Europe · High and late Middle Ages
Taifa of Seville
1023–1091
Ṭā'ifa Ishbīliya. Capital: Seville. Ruled by the Arab Abbadid dynasty (Banu Lakhm). Founded by the qadi Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad (Abbad I, 1023–1042), succeeded by Abbad II al-Mu'tadid (1042–1069), who aggressively annexed neighboring taifas (Mértola, Huelva, Algeciras, Ronda, Arcos), and then al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad (1069–1091), the celebrated poet-king who seized Córdoba (1071) and made Seville a cultural capital.
- Existed
- 1023–1091
- Shown on the map
- 1028–1093
- Peak area
- 93k km²
- Region
- Europe
Names
Ṭā'ifa Ishbīliya. Capital: Seville. Ruled by the Arab Abbadid dynasty (Banu Lakhm). Founded by the qadi Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad (Abbad I, 1023–1042), succeeded by Abbad II al-Mu'tadid (1042–1069), who aggressively annexed neighboring taifas (Mértola, Huelva, Algeciras, Ronda, Arcos), and then al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad (1069–1091), the celebrated poet-king who seized Córdoba (1071) and made Seville a cultural capital. Facing Alfonso VI's pressure after Toledo's fall, al-Mu'tamid led the appeal to the Almoravid emir Yusuf ibn Tashfin, who crossed and won the Battle of Sagrajas/Zallaqa on 23 October 1086 against Alfonso VI. The Almoravids returned and annexed Seville in 1091; al-Mu'tamid died in exile at Aghmat (Morocco) c. 1095.
Common questions
- What was the Taifa of Seville?
- Ṭā'ifa Ishbīliya. Capital: Seville. Ruled by the Arab Abbadid dynasty (Banu Lakhm). Founded by the qadi Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad (Abbad I, 1023–1042), succeeded by Abbad II al-Mu'tadid (1042–1069), who aggressively annexed neighboring taifas (Mértola, Huelva, Algeciras, Ronda, Arcos), and then al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad (1069–1091), the celebrated poet-king who seized Córdoba (1071) and made Seville a cultural capital.
- When did the Taifa of Seville exist?
- The Taifa of Seville existed 1023–1091. On this map it is drawn 1028–1093.
- How large was the Taifa of Seville?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, the Taifa of Seville covered about 93,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia articles for al-Andalus, the taifas and the Christian kingdoms as the primary basis, with Encyclopædia Britannica, the World History Encyclopedia and academic work on the historiography of the Reconquista and the taifa period (García-Sanjuán). The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Taifa of Seville en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taifa_of_Seville
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