Taifa of Carmona

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Taifa Kingdom of Carmona, c. 1037

Capital

Carmona, now in Seville, Andalusia, Spain

Languages

Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew

Religion

Islam, Roman Catholicism, Judaism

Government

Monarchy

Historical era

Middle Ages

Downfall of Caliphate of Córdoba

1013

To Seville/Almoravids

1066–1091 / 1091–1143

Conquered by the Almohads

1150

Currency

Dirham and Dinar

The Taifa of Carmona was a medieval taifa kingdom that existed for two distinct periods; first from 1013 to 1066 when it was conquered by the Taifa of Seville, and secondly from around 1143 to 1150 when it was finally conquered by the Almohads. The taifa was created and ruled by the Zenata Berber Birzalid dynasty.

List of emirs

Birzalid dynasty

'Abd Allah: 1013/4–1023/4
Muhammad: 1023/4–1042/3
Ishaq: 1042/3–1052/3
Al-'Aziz: 1052/3–1066/7
- To Seville: 1066/7–1091
- To Morocco: 1091-c. 1143

Darddusid dynasty

Darddus: fl. mid-12th century
- To Morocco: 1150–1248

Sources

http://web.raex.com/~obsidian/taifa.html

Taifa Kingdoms

11th Century	Albarracín Algeciras Almería (I / II) Alpuente Arcos Badajoz Carmona Ceuta (I) Córdoba Dénia Granada Jerica Lisbon Lorca Málaga (I / II) Mallorca Melilla Mértola Molina Morón Murcia (I / II) Murviedro and Sagunto Niebla Ronda Saltés and Huelva Santa Maria do Algarve Segorbe Seville Silves Toledo (I / II) Tortosa (I / II) Valencia (I / II) Zaragoza

12th Century	Almería (III) Arcos (II) Badajoz (II) Beja and Évora Carmona (II) Constantina and Hornachuelos Granada (II) Guadix and Baza Jaén (I / II) Jerez Málaga (III) Mértola (II / III) Murcia (III / IV) Niebla (II) Purchena Santarém Segura Silves (II) Tavira Tejada Valencia (III)

13th Century	Arjona Baeza Dénia (II) Lorca (II) Málaga (IV) Menorca Murcia (V) Niebla (III) Orihuela Valencia (IV)

Coordinates: 37°28′00″N 5°38′00″W / 37.4667°N 5.6333°W / 37.4667; -5.6333

Taifa of Carmona

List of emirs

Birzalid dynasty

Darddusid dynasty

See also

Sources