Taifa of Saltés and Huelva

The Taifa of Saltés and Huelva (Arabic: طائفة ولبة وشلطيش‎) was a medieval Arab[1] taifa kingdom that existed in southern Iberia from around 1012 to 1051. From 1051 until 1091 it was under the forcible control of Seville, by Abbad II al-Mu'tadid.[2]

Taifa of Saltés and Huelva

1012–1051
Taifa Kingdom of Saltés and Huelva, c. 1037.
CapitalSaltés
Common languagesArabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew
Religion
Islam, Christianity (Roman Catholicism), Judaism
GovernmentMonarchy
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
1012
• Conquered by Seville
1051
CurrencyDirham and Dinar
Preceded by
Taifa of Badajoz

The geographer al-Bakri (d. 1094) was born in the taifa of Saltés and Huelva.

List of Emirs

Bakrid dynasty
  • 'Abd al-'Aziz 'Izz ad-Dawla: 1012/3–1051/2 or 53

References
  1. Kennedy, Hugh (2014). Muslim Spain and Portugal: A Political History of al-Andalus. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-87040-1.
  2. "Abbadid". Encyclopædia Britannica. I: A-Ak - Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, IL: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2010. pp. 8. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.


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