Taifa of Tavira
Taifa of Tavira | |||||||||
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1146–1150 | |||||||||
Capital | Tavira | ||||||||
Common languages | Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew | ||||||||
Religion | Islam, Christianity (Roman Catholic), Judaism | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | 1146 | ||||||||
• Absorbed by the Almohads | 1150 | ||||||||
Currency | Dirham and Dinar | ||||||||
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Today part of | Portugal |
The Taifa of Tavira (Arabic: طائفة تاويرا) was a medieval Islamic taifa Moorish kingdom in what is now southern Portugal. It existed only from around 1146 to 1150. It was centered in the city of Tavira.
List of Emirs
[edit]'Umarid dynasty
[edit]- 'Umar: fl. mid-12th century (1146–1150)
- To Almoravids: c. 1150–1250