Taifa of Mértola

Taifa of Mértola
1033–1151
Taifa Kingdom of Mértola, c. 1037.
Capital	Mértola
Common languages	Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew
Religion	Islam, Christianity (Roman Catholicism), Judaism
Government	Monarchy
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Downfall of Caliphate of Córdoba	1033
• To Seville/Almoravids	1044–1091 / 1091–1144
• To Badajoz	1145–1146
• Conquered by the Almohads	1151
Currency	Dirham and Dinar
Preceded by Succeeded by Caliphate of Cordoba Taifa of Seville Almohads
Today part of	Portugal

Statue of Ibn Qasi (Lord of Mértola) next to Mértola's Castle.

The Taifa of Mértola (Arabic: طائفة مارتلة) was a medieval Islamic Moorish taifa that existed in what is now southeastern Portugal. It existed during three distinct periods: from 1033 to 1044, from 1144 to 1145, and from 1146 to 1151. From 1044 until 1091 it was under the forcible control of the Taifa of Seville, by Abbad II al-Mu'tadid. Its short-lived history ended in 1151, when it was finally conquered by the Almohad Caliphate.

List of Emirs

Abbadid dynasty

• Abbad II al-Mu'tadid:1033-1044
  • Becomes part of Seville: 1044–1091 (Abbadid Family)

Almoravid dynasty

• To Almoravid dynasty: 1091–1144

Qasid dynasty

• Abu-l-Qasim Ahmad ibn al-Husayn ibn Qasi: 1144–1145, d. 1151
  • To Badajoz: 1145–1146
• Abu-l-Qasim Ahmad ibn al-Husayn ibn Qasi (restored): 1146–1151
  • To Almohads: 1151–1250

See also

• List of Sunni Muslim dynasties
• Taifa of Zaragoza
• Taifa of Seville
• Taifa of Cordoba