Taifa of Niebla

The Taifa of Niebla (Arabic: طائفة لبلة) was an Arab^[1] taifa kingdom that existed during three distinct time periods: from 1023 to 1053, from 1145 to 1150 and from 1234 to 1262.

Taifa of Niebla
1023–1262
Taifa Kingdom of Niebla, c. 1037.
Capital	Niebla
Common languages	Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew
Religion	Islam, Christianity (Roman Catholicism), Judaism
Government	Monarchy
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	1023
• To Seville/Almoravid dynasty	1053–1091 / 1091–1145
• To the Almohad caliphate	1150–1234
• Conquered by Castile	1262
Currency	Dirham and Dinar
Preceded by Succeeded by Caliphate of Cordoba Taifa of Seville Crown of Castile

From 1053 until 1091 it was under the forcible control of Taifa of Seville, by Abbad II al-Mu'tadid.^[2] It was finally conquered by the Crown of Castile. In 1262 it was eventually absorbed by Castile.

List of Emirs

Yahsubid dynasty

• Abu'l-Abbas Ahmad: 1023/4–1041/2
• Muhammad al-Yahsubi Izz ad-Dawla: 1041/2–1051/2
• Abu Nars Fath: 1051/2–1053/4
  • To Seville: 1053/4–1091
  • To Morocco: 1091–c. 1145

Bitruyid dynasty

• Yusuf al-Bitruyi (in Tejada 1146–1150): 1145–11??, d. 1150
• al-Wahbi: 11??–1150
  • To Morocco: 1150–1234

Mahfuzid dynasty

• Su'ayb: 1234–1262
  • To Castile thereafter.

See also

• List of Sunni Muslim dynasties

References

1. Kennedy, Hugh (2014). Muslim Spain and Portugal: A Political History of al-Andalus. Routledge. ISBN 9781317870401.
2. "Abbadid". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. I: A-Ak - Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, IL: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2010. pp. 8. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.

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