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.
Capital	Saltés
Common languages	Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew
Religion	Islam, Christianity (Roman Catholicism), Judaism
Government	Monarchy
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	1012
• Conquered by Seville	1051
Currency	Dirham and Dinar
Preceded by Succeeded by Taifa of Badajoz Taifa of Seville
Today part of	Spain Portugal

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. Vol. I: A-Ak - Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, IL: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2010. pp. 8. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.

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