Conventional Long Name: | Taifa of Lorca |
Common Name: | Taifa of Lorca |
Era: | Middle Ages |
Government Type: | Monarchy |
Year Start: | 1228 |
Year End: | 1250 |
Event End: | Conquered by Murcia |
P1: | Almohad dynasty |
Flag P1: | Flag of Morocco (1147-1269).svg |
S1: | Taifa of Murcia |
Flag S1: | Banner of the Castilian Realm of Murcia.svg |
Capital: | Lorca |
Common Languages: | Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew |
Religion: | Islam, Christianity (Roman Catholicism), Judaism |
Currency: | Dirham and Dinar |
The Taifa of Lorca was a medieval Islamic Moorish taifa kingdom centered in what is now southern Spain.
The taifa was founded in 1042, when Lorca declared its independence from the emirate of Valencia. Its first governor was Ma'n Ibn Sumadih, with its power base extending from the city to JaƩn and Baza.
In 1228, the Lorca taifa was re-established after the fall of the Almoravid dynasty. It lasted until around 1250, when it was conquered by the taifa of Murcia.