Polity Taifa of Lorca

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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 1043: The Taifa of Lorca was founded in 1042, when Lorca declared its independence from the emirate of Valencia.

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 1092: The Taifa of Lorca falls to the Almoravids.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 1229: In 1228, the Lorca taifa was reestablished after the fall of the Almoravid dynasty.

Disestablishment

  • January 1251: The Taifa of Lorca lasted until around 1250, when it was conquered by the taifa of Murcia.