taifa kingdoms
Iberian successor states
The taifa kingdoms were small independent Muslim states that emerged in the Iberian Peninsula after the collapse of the Caliphate of Córdoba in 1031.
Taifa comes from an Arabic word meaning "faction" or "party." These fragmented realms—sometimes numbering over thirty—competed with each other and occasionally paid tribute to Christian kingdoms for protection, making them vulnerable to the Reconquista.
- Umayyad CaliphateEarly Islamic dynastic empire
- GranadaAndalusian city with Moorish palace
- emirateIslamic monarch's domain
- ReconquistaIberian Christian territorial recovery
- Moorish architectureMedieval North African building design
mercenary armies · Seville · El Cid · border skirmishes · court politics · Al-Andalus · Toledo · Zaragoza · vizier · dynastic succession · fragmentation · taxation systems · Valencia · siege warfare · Córdoba · scientific advancements · Berber · fractured
- Iberian HistorySpain, Portugal, Iberia, Castile, Aragon
- Al-AndalusAl-Andalus, Granada, Alhambra, Caliphate, caliphate
- ReconquistaReconquista, Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand, Granada, Isabella
- Aragon historyAragon, Crown of Aragon, Zaragoza, James I