Taifa of Silves

Taifa of Silves
1027–1150
Location of Taifa of Silves Taifa Kingdom of Silves, c. 1037.
Capital		Şilb
Languages		Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew
Religion		Islam, Roman Catholicism, Judaism
Government		Monarchy
Historical era		Middle Ages
•	Established	1027
•	To Seville/Almoravids	1063–1091 / 1091–1145
•	Conquered by the Almohads	1150
Currency		Dirham and Dinar
Preceded by Succeeded by Taifa of Badajoz Almohad dynasty
Today part of		Portugal

The Taifa of Silves was a Muslim taifa kingdom that existed in what is now southern Portugal for two distinct periods: from 1027 to 1063, and again from 1145 to 1150 when it was finally conquered by the Almohads.

The taifa occupied the westernmost part of the presently Portuguese region of Algarve, near Cape St. Vincent, with its capital in Silves. Starting from 1048, the power was held by the family of the Banu Muzayn, including three emirs: Isa II al-Muzaffar (1048–1053), Muhammad II al-Nasir (1053–1058) e Isa III al-Muzaffar (1058–1063). Under the latter the kingdom was conquered by the more powerful taifa of Seville, led by Abbad II al-Mu'tadid.

During the so-called second taifa period which followed the fall of the Almoravid Empire, Silves was the seat of a second, ephimeral taifa, which lasted from 1145 to 1150, when it was conquered by the Almohads.

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View of Silves with its moorish castle.

List of Emirs

Muzaymid dynasty

• 'Isa I: 1027–1040/1
• Muhammad I: 1040/1–1048
• 'Isa II: 1048–1053
• Muhammad II: 1053–1058
• 'Isa III: 1058–1063
  • To Seville: 1063–1091
  • To Morocco: 1091–1145

al-Mundirid dynasty

• Abu'l-Walid Muhammad: 1145–1150
  • To Morocco: 1150–1250

See also

• List of Sunni Muslim dynasties

External links

• http://web.raex.com/~obsidian/taifa.html