Taifa of Majorca

Taifa of Majorca
Taifa of Majorca
1018–1203
Capital	Palma
Common languages	Arabic; Mozarabic; Hebrew;
Religion	Islam; Roman Catholicism; Judaism;
Government	Monarchy
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	1018
• Conquered by the Almohad Caliphate	1203
Currency	Dirham and Dinar
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Taifa of Dénia
Almoravid dynasty
Almohad Caliphate
Today part of	Spain

The Taifa of Majorca was a medieval Islamic taifa which existed from 1018 to 1203. It had all of the land of the Balearic Islands, an archipelago which is in modern-day Spain. The first ruler was a slavic warlord who was named Mujāhid al-ʿĀmirī.

The was independent for almost 50 years before falling to a small crusade. After that, it was occupied by the much stronger Almoravids who came from modern-day Morocco. After this, from 1076-1126 it was ruled by the Aglabid dynasty, a dynasty from the Najd. From 1126-1203, it was ruled by the Banu Ghaniya dynasty.^[1]In 1203, it was conquered by the much stronger Almohad Caliphate, and ceased to exist.

References

↑ Abun-Nasr, Jamil M. (1987). A history of the Maghrib in the Islamic period. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-33184-5.

[1] Abun-Nasr, Jamil M. (1987). A history of the Maghrib in the Islamic period. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-33184-5.

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