Taifa of Majorca
| Taifa of Majorca | ||||||||||
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| Capital | Majorca | |||||||||
| Languages | Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew | |||||||||
| Religion | Islam, Roman Catholicism, Judaism | |||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | |||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | |||||||||
| • | Established | 1018 | ||||||||
| • | Conquered by the Almohads | 1203 | ||||||||
| Currency | Dirham and Dinar | |||||||||
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| Today part of |  Spain | |||||||||
The Taifa of Majorca was a medieval Moorish taifa kingdom which existed from 1018 to 1203 in Majorca.
The first taifa lasted for about 50 years (1076-1116), first succumbing to a Christian crusade and later being occupied by the Almoravids. After a period in which the Balearic Islands were integrated into the Almoravid Empire, it ended up disintegrating, suffering the same fate as the Caliphate of Córdoba.
A new, independent kingdom arose, the second taifa (1147-1203), which would become the last Almoravid stronghold in Al-Andalus against the Almohads advance.
List of Emirs
Mujahid dynasty
- Mujahid (Emir of Majorca): 1018–1041
- 'Ali Iqbal ud-Dawlah: 1041–1075
Aglabid dynasty
- Ibn Aglab al-Murtada: 1076–1093
- Mubassir: 1093–1114
- Abu-l-Rabi Sulayman "El Burabe": 1114–1126
Ghaniyid dynasty
- Muhammad I: 1126–1156
- Ishaq: 1156–1183
- Muhammad II: 1183–1184 d. 1187
- 'Ali (Emir of Majorca): 1184–1185
- Muhammad II (restored): 1185–1187
- Tasfin: 1187
- Yahya (Emir of Majorca): 1187–1203
- To Almohads: 1203–1229
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Coordinates: 39°37′59″N 2°44′48″E / 39.6331°N 2.7467°E
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