Taifa of Saltés and Huelva explained

Conventional Long Name:Taifa of Saltés and Huelva
Common Name:Taifa of Saltés and Huelva
Era:Middle Ages
Government Type:Monarchy
Year Start:1012
Year End:1051
Event End:Conquered by Seville
P1:Taifa of Badajoz
Flag P1:Location map Taifa of Badajoz.svg
S1:Taifa of Seville
Flag S1:Location map Taifa of Seville.svg
Today:Spain
Portugal
Image Map Caption:Taifa Kingdom of Saltés and Huelva, c. 1037.
Capital:Saltés
Common Languages:Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew
Religion:Islam, Christianity (Roman Catholicism), Judaism
Currency:Dirham and Dinar

The Taifa of Saltés and Huelva was a medieval Arab[1] taifa kingdom that existed in southern Iberia from around 1012 to 1051. From 1051 until 1091 it was under the forcible control of Seville, by Abbad II al-Mu'tadid.[2]

The geographer al-Bakri (d. 1094) was born in the taifa of Saltés and Huelva.

List of Emirs

Bakrid dynasty

1012/3–1051/2 or 53

References

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Notes and References

  1. Kennedy, Hugh (2014). Muslim Spain and Portugal: A Political History of al-Andalus. Routledge. .
  2. Encyclopedia: Encyclopædia Britannica. Abbadid. 15th. 2010. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.. I: A-Ak - Bayes. Chicago, IL. 978-1-59339-837-8. 8. registration.