Taifa of Mértola | ||||||||||
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Taifa Kingdom of Mértola, c. 1037.
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Capital | Mértola | |||||||||
Languages | Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew | |||||||||
Religion | Islam, Roman Catholicism, Judaism | |||||||||
Government | Monarchy | |||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | |||||||||
• | Downfall of Caliphate of Córdoba | 1033 | ||||||||
• | To Seville/Almoravids | 1044–1091 / 1091–1144 | ||||||||
• | To Badajoz | 1145–1146 | ||||||||
• | Conquered by the Almohads | 1151 | ||||||||
Currency | Dirham and Dinar | |||||||||
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Today part of | Portugal |
The Taifa of Mértola was a medieval taifa kingdom that existed in what is now southeastern Portugal for three distinct periods: from 1033 to 1044, from 1144 to 1145 and from 1146 to 1151. From 1044 until 1091 it was under the forcible control of Seville, by Abbad II al-Mu'tadid. Its short-lived history ended in 1151, when it was finally conquered by the Almohads.