Taifa_of_Silves

Taifa of Silves

Taifa of Silves

Medieval emirate in Southern Portugal

The Taifa of Silves (Arabic: طائفة شلب, Ṭā'ifa Šilb) was an Arab[1] taifa kingdom that existed in what is now southern Portugal for two distinct periods:[2] from 1027 to 1063, and again from 1145 to 1150,[3] when it was finally conquered by the Almohad Caliphate.

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The taifa occupied the westernmost part of the presently Portuguese region of Algarve, near Cape St. Vincent, with its capital in Silves. The Taifa of Silves was constituted in the early 11th century and starting from 1048, the power was held by the family of the Banu Muzayn,[4] including three emirs: Isa II al-Muzaffar (1048–1053), Muhammad II al-Nasir (1053–1058), and Isa III al-Muzaffar (1058–1063).[5] Under the latter the kingdom was conquered by the more powerful taifa of Seville,[6][7] led by Abbad II al-Mu'tadid.[4]

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

View of Silves with its moorish castle.

List of Emirs

Banu Muzayn

  • 'Isa I: 1027–1040/1[8]
  • Muhammad I: 1040/1–1048[9]
  • 'Isa II: 1048–1053[10]
  • Muhammad II: 1053–1058[11]
  • 'Isa III: 1058–1063[12]

al-Mundirid dynasty

  • Abu'l-Walid Muhammad: 1145–1150

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Kennedy, Hugh (2014). Muslim Spain and Portugal: A Political History of al-Andalus. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-87040-1.
  2. [2]
    Science Direct website, Islamic ceramics in Portugal found at Silves Castle (8th to 13th c.): An archaeometric characterization, article by L.F. Vieira Ferreira, R. Varela Gomes, M.F.C. Pereira, L.F. Santos and I. Ferreira Machado, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science on August 8, 2016, page 434
  3. [3]
    Portugal-Info website, 7th Period - First Dynasty of Portugal
  4. [4]
    Rota Literária do Algarve website, Silves Literary Walk (2020), page 9
  5. [5]
    "Taifa | Muslim dynasty, Iberian Peninsula, Al-Andalus | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  6. [6]
    Google Books website, Concise History of Islam, by Muzaffar Husain Syed, Syed Saud Akhtar and B D Usmani, page 113
  7. [7]
    Portugal-Info website, 5th Period - First County of Portugal
  8. [8]
    Condado de Castilla website, ’Isà I Ben Abu Bakr Ben Muzayn, First King of the Taifa of Silves, article by Javier Iglesia Aparicio
  9. [9]
    Condado de Castilla website, Muhammad I Ben Isa, Amid Ad-Dawla, King of the Taifa of Silves, article by Javier Iglesia Aparicio
  10. [10]
    Condado de Castilla website, Isà II Ben Muhammad, Al-Muzaffar, King of the Taifa of Silves, article by Javier Iglesia Aparicio
  11. [11]
    Condado de Castilla website, Muhammad II Ben Isà Ben Muzayn, King of the Taifa of Silves, article by Javier Iglesia Aparicio
  12. [12]
    Condado de Castilla website, Isà III Ben Muhammad Ben Muzayn, Last King of the Taifa of Silves, article by Javier Iglesia Aparicio>
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