| Conventional Long Name: | Taifa of Badajoz |
| Common Name: | Taifa of Badajoz |
| Era: | Middle Ages |
| Government Type: | Monarchy |
| Year Start: | 1009 |
| Year End: | 1150 |
| Event Start: | Downfall of Caliphate of Córdoba |
| Event End: | Conquered by the Almohads |
| Event1: | To the Almoravids |
| Date Event1: | 1094–1144 |
| P1: | Caliphate of Córdoba |
| S1: | Almoravid dynasty |
| Flag S1: | Flag of Morocco 1073 1147.svg |
| S2: | Almohad dynasty |
| Flag S2: | Flag of Morocco (1147-1269).svg |
| Image Map Caption: | Taifa Kingdom of Badajoz, c. 1037. |
| Capital: | Batalyaws, currently in the Province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain |
| Common Languages: | Andalusi Arabic, Mozarabic |
| Religion: | Islam, Chalcedonian Christianity (pre-schism), Roman Catholicism (post-schism), Judaism |
| Currency: | Dirham and Dinar |
| Today: | Portugal Spain |
The Taifa of Badajoz (from Arabic: طائفة بطليوس) was a medieval Islamic Moorish kingdom located in what is now parts of Portugal and Spain. It was centred on the city of Badajoz which exists today as the first city of Extremadura, in Spain.[1]
The taifa of Badajoz rose, like the other taifa kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula, after the fragmentation of al-Andalus (the Caliphate of Cordoba) in the late 10th and early 11th centuries. It was created by Sabur al-Saqlabi, a former slave of perhaps Slavic or Persian origin.[2] The taifa's control extended over most of ancient Lusitania, including Mérida and Lisbon. Sabur was succeeded in 1022 by his vizier, Abdallah ibn al-Aftas, who founded the Aftasid dynasty. Sabur's sons fled to Lisbon, where they created the short-lived taifa of Lisbon, which was soon reconquered by Badajoz. In 1055 Badajoz became a tributary of the Kingdom of León-Castile, losing significant parts of its territory south of the Mondego River (south of Coimbra). The Abbadids of Seville also conquered parts of their territory.
After the death of Abdallah's son, Abu Bakr, a civil war broke out between the latter's sons, Yahya and Abu, the former being victorious. His troops fought alongside the Almoravid dynasty against the Christian army in the Battle of Sagrajas (1086), which occurred not far from Badajoz. However, after the Almoravid victory, Yahya, who feared their increasing power, allied with Alfonso VI of Castile. In 1094 the Almoravids occupied Badajoz and Yahya was killed together with two of his sons. A surviving son fled first to Montánchez and then to Alfonso's court.
After the tafia's original territory had been controlled by various kingdoms (Almoravids, Almohads, Portugal) in succession, a second independent taifa was briefly recreated in Badajoz, existing from 1144 to 1150, when it fell again under Almohad dominion.
Banu Sabur (Saqlabi)
Banu Aftas (Aftasids)
Banu Wazir
Banu Hayy