Taifa of Lisbon

Taifa of Lisbon
← 1022–1093 →
Capital		Uşbuna
Languages		Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew
Religion		Islam, Roman Catholicism, Judaism
Government		Monarchy
Historical era		Middle Ages
-	Downfall of Caliphate of Córdoba	1022
-	Conquered by the Kingdom of León	1093
Currency		Dirham and Dinar
Today part of		Portugal

The Taifa of Lisbon was a medieval Islamic taifa kingdom of Al-Garb Al-Andalus, the western section of the Moorish Al-Andalus empire.

The taifa encompassed the Lisbon region, of present day Portugal, from 1022 to 1093.

List of Emirs of the Taifa of Lisbon

Banu Sabur dynasty

• Abd al-Aziz bin Sabur — 1022− ?
• Abd al-Malik bin Sabur — ? − c. 1065 ?

• • Seized briefly by León: 1093–1095

• • To Almoravid dynasty: c. 1100−1145

See also

• Taifas in Portugal
• Al-Garb Al-Andalus
• List of Sunni Muslim dynasties

Sources

• Raex.com: Al-Ushbuna—Taifa of Lisbon

Coordinates: 38°43′20″N 9°08′21″W / 38.7223°N 9.1393°W / 38.7223; -9.1393