Polity Taifa of Almería

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Was one of the Taifas (independent Muslim principality) in the Iberian Peninsula that emerged in the period following the fall of the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba.

Establishment

  • January 1013: Almería declared independence of its province from Caliphate of Cordoba around 1012.

Chronology

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1. Fragmentation of the Caliphate of Córdoba

The Caliphate disintegrated in the early 11th century during the Fitna of al-Andalus, a civil war between the descendants of caliph Hisham II and the successors of his hajib (court official), Al-Mansur, leading to the establishment of a multitude of independent Muslim kingdoms (taifas).

  • January 1013: Almería declared independence of its province from Caliphate of Cordoba around 1012.

2. Conquests of the Taifa of Seville

Were the conquests of the Taifa of Seville, one of the most powerful Islamic kingdoms in the Medieval Iberian Peninsula.

2.1. Conquests of Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad

Were the military conquests of Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad, emir of the Taifa of Seville.

  • January 1081: Conquest of the northern part of the taifa of Almeria by the Taifa of Seville.

3. Reconquista

Were a series military campaigns from the 8th century until 1492 by the Christian kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula to reconquer the region from the Islamic rulers that had conquered it during the Umayyad conquest of Hispania.

  • January 1088: Alfonso VI of Castile and León conquers the fortress of Aledo in Murcia.
  • October 1147: A Christian alliance attacks Almería by land and sea.
  • January 1148: In 1147, the Taifa of Almería was conquered by the Kingdom of Castile and Leon, led by King Alfonso VII.

3.1. Conquests of Yusuf ibn Tashfin

Expansion during the rule of Yusuf ibn Tashfin in the Almoravid Caliphate.

  • January 1092: The Taifa of Almería was annexed to the Almoravid empire.

4. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 1015: The Taifa of Murcia was conquered by the Taifa of Almería.
  • January 1039: The Taifa of Almería fell to Valencia.
  • January 1043: The Taifa of Lorca was founded in 1042, when Lorca declared its independence from the emirate of Valencia.
  • January 1043: The Taifa of Almería became indepndent from Valencia.
  • January 1146: The Taifa of Almería existed from 1145.
  • January 1146: Establishment of the Taifa of Almería during the second Taifa period.

Disestablishment

  • January 1148: In 1147, the Taifa of Almería was conquered by the Kingdom of Castile and Leon, led by King Alfonso VII.