Taifa of Silves

Medieval emirate in Southern Portugal

Taifa of Silves

1027–1150

Taifa Kingdom of Silves, c. 1037.

Capital

Şilb

Common languages

Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew

Religion

Islam, Christianity (Roman Catholicism), Judaism

Government

Monarchy

Historical era

Middle Ages

• Established

1027

• To Seville/Almoravid dynasty

1063–1091 / 1091–1145

• Conquered by the Almohads

1150

Currency

Dirham and Dinar

Preceded by

Succeeded by

Taifa of Badajoz

Taifa of Seville
Almohad dynasty

Today part of

Portugal

The Taifa of Silves (Arabic: طائفة شلب) was an Arab^[1] taifa kingdom that existed in what is now southern Portugal for two distinct periods: from 1027 to 1063, and again from 1145 to 1150, when it was finally conquered by the Almohad Caliphate.

The taifa occupied the westernmost part of the presently Portuguese region of Algarve, near Cape St. Vincent, with its capital in Silves. Starting from 1048, the power was held by the family of the Banu Muzayn, including three emirs: Isa II al-Muzaffar (1048–1053), Muhammad II al-Nasir (1053–1058), and Isa III al-Muzaffar (1058–1063).^[2] Under the latter the kingdom was conquered by the more powerful taifa of Seville, led by Abbad II al-Mu'tadid.

During the so-called second taifa period, which followed the fall of the Almoravid dynasty, Silves was the seat of a second, ephemeral taifa, which lasted from 1145 to 1150, when it was conquered by the Almohads.

List of Emirs

Banu Muzayn

'Isa I: 1027–1040/1
Muhammad I: 1040/1–1048
'Isa II: 1048–1053
Muhammad II: 1053–1058
'Isa III: 1058–1063
- To Seville: 1063–1091
- To Morocco: 1091–1145

al-Mundirid dynasty

Abu'l-Walid Muhammad: 1145–1150
- To Morocco: 1150–1250

References

^ Kennedy, Hugh (2014). Muslim Spain and Portugal: A Political History of al-Andalus. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-87040-1.
^ "Taifa | Muslim dynasty, Iberian Peninsula, Al-Andalus | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-02-21.