Taifa of Tortosa

The Taifa of Tortosa (Arabic: طائفة طرطوشة) was a medieval Islamic taifa kingdom. It existed for two separate periods, from 1010 to 1060 and 1081 to 1099. It was founded by the Slavic warlord Labib al-Fata al-Saqlabi.

Taifa of Tortosa
1010–1099
Taifa Kingdom of Tortosa, c. 1037.
Capital	Tortosa
Common languages	Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew, Berber
Religion	Islam, Christianity (Roman Catholic), Judaism
Government	Monarchy
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Downfall of Caliphate of Córdoba	1010
• To Zaragoza	1060–1081
• Conquered by Granada	1099
Currency	Dirham and Dinar
Preceded by Succeeded by Caliphate of Cordoba Almoravid dynasty

List of Emirs

Saqlabi (Servile Rulers) dynasty

• Labib al-Fata al-Saqlabi (Valencia 1017–1019): c. 1009–bfr. 1039/40
• Muqatil Sayf al-Milla: bfr. 1039/40–1053/4
• Ya'la: 1053/4–1057/8
• Nabil: 1057/8–1060
  • To Zaragoza: 1060–1081 or 2/3

Huddid dynasty

• Imad al-Dawla Mundhir: 1081 or 1082/3–1090
• Sulayman Sayyid: 1090–c.1115
  • To Morocco: c.1115–1148

See also

• List of Sunni Muslim dynasties

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