Taifa of Mértola

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The Taifa of Mértola was a small medieval Muslim principality centered on the town of Mértola in southern Portugal during the period of fragmented Islamic rule in the Iberian Peninsula.

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Label Occurrences
Taifa of Mértola canonical 2
Islamic quarter of Mértola 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former principality
medieval Muslim state
taifa
borderedBy Guadiana River
capital Mértola
continent Europe
culture Andalusian
Islamic
currency dinar
dirham
economy agriculture
mining
river trade
emergedFrom Caliphate of Córdoba
Caliphate of Córdoba
surface form: Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba
endTime 12th century
governmentType monarchy
hasFortification city walls of Mértola
hasPort Mértola river port
hasSite Mértola Castle
Mértola mosque
historicalEra High Middle Ages
Middle Ages
language Arabic
locatedIn Al-Andalus
Iberian Peninsula
locatedInPresentDay Beja District
Portugal
partOf Al-Andalus
surface form: Gharb al-Andalus

Taifa period
partOfConflict Reconquista
region southern Portugal
religion Islam
religiousMinorities Christians
Jews
rulingEthnicGroup Arabs
Berbers
startTime 11th century
strategicImportance control of Guadiana navigation
successor Almohad dynasty
surface form: Almohad Caliphate

Almoravid dynasty
Kingdom of Portugal

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Referenced by (3)

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taifa kingdoms composedOf Taifa of Mértola
Mértola hasArchaeologicalSite Taifa of Mértola
this entity surface form: Islamic quarter of Mértola
Taifa of Seville expandedToInclude Taifa of Mértola