Polity Taifa of Ceuta

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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 1062: The Taifa of Ceuta separated from the Taifa of Malaga.

Chronology

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1. 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.

1.1. Conquests of Yusuf ibn Tashfin

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

  • January 1085: The Taifa of Ceuta was conquered by the Almoravid Empire.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 1234: The Taifa of Ceuta is created in 1233 when it separated from the taifa of Murcia.

Disestablishment

  • January 1237: The Taifa of Ceuta 1236 it was invaded by the Almohad Empire.