Taifa of Carmona

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Taifa of Carmona
1013–1150
Location map Taifa of Carmona.svg
Taifa Kingdom of Carmona, c. 1037
Capital Carmona, now in Seville, Andalusia, Spain
Common languages Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew
Religion
Islam, Christianity (Roman Catholicism), Judaism
GovernmentMonarchy
Historical era Middle Ages
 Downfall of Caliphate of Córdoba
1013
1066–1091 / 1091–1143
 Conquered by the Almohad Caliphate
1150
Currency Dirham and Dinar
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Blank.png Caliphate_of_Cordoba
Taifa of Seville Blank.png
Almohad Caliphate Flag of Morocco (1147-1269).svg

The Taifa of Carmona (Arabic : طائفة قرمونة) was a medieval Berber taifa kingdom. It existed for two distinct periods: first from 1013 to 1066 when it was conquered by the Taifa of Seville, and secondly from around 1143 to 1150 when it was finally conquered by the Almohad Caliphate. The taifa was established and ruled by the Zenata Berber Birzalid dynasty.

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Origins

The Banu Birzal was a Zenata Berber tribe settled in the Zab region and belonging to the confederations of the central Maghreb (Maghreb al-Awsat). [1] [2]

List of emirs

Birzalid dynasty

Darddusid dynasty

See also

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References

  1. Història d'Al-Andalus i del Magrib Xavier Ballestín Edicions Universitat Barcelona
  2. Al-Mansur y la dawla 'amiriya: una dinámica de poder y legitimidad en el occidente musulmán medieval Xavier Ballestín Edicions Universitat Barcelona,


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