Europe · High and late Middle Ages
Taifa of Tortosa
1039–1060
Ṭā'ifa Ṭurṭūsha. Capital: Tortosa (lower Ebro). A Saqaliba-founded state; rulers included Labib and Muqatil. Annexed by Zaragoza (1060), then held by Dénia; conquered by the Almoravids by 1092.
- Existed
- 1039–1060
- Shown on the map
- 1010–1065, 1085–1110 (2 periods)
- Peak area
- 10k km²
- Region
- Europe
Names
Ṭā'ifa Ṭurṭūsha. Capital: Tortosa (lower Ebro). A Saqaliba-founded state; rulers included Labib and Muqatil. Annexed by Zaragoza (1060), then held by Dénia; conquered by the Almoravids by 1092.
Common questions
- What was the Taifa of Tortosa?
- Ṭā'ifa Ṭurṭūsha. Capital: Tortosa (lower Ebro). A Saqaliba-founded state; rulers included Labib and Muqatil. Annexed by Zaragoza (1060), then held by Dénia; conquered by the Almoravids by 1092.
- When did the Taifa of Tortosa exist?
- The Taifa of Tortosa existed 1039–1060. On this map it is drawn 1010–1065, 1085–1110.
- How large was the Taifa of Tortosa?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, the Taifa of Tortosa covered about 10,000 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 Tortosa en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taifa_of_Tortosa
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