Second period of taïfas

The second period of Taïfa S is one period of the history of Al-Andalus located between the domination Almoravides and the Conquête almohade.

In 1080, at the end of the First period of taïfas, under the pressure of the Christian reconquest, the Moslems had called upon Almoravides. But defense vis-a-vis the Christian kingdoms required means to finance the fortifications and the canonical armies and taxes (raised on nonthe Moslems) were not enough there. They had to be solved with raising new taxes near the Muslim population, which of it was quickly dissatisfied. With these taxes were added military inefficiency, the banditism and the corruption of the civils servant, as well as a religious intolérence.

In 1121, the population of Cordoue revolted, and a street battle engaged against the army almoravide. Only the intervention of the Fakih S avoided the blood bath. Other revolts followed to Seville, Grenade and Alméria. From 1125, Almoravides began with predre ground in Morocco vis-a-vis Almohades. One been enough, Ibn Kasi, took the head of an anti-almoravide religious movement and constituted a principality about 1145 in the area of Evora, Beja and Huelva. Of other principalities was created with Valence, Jaen, Badajoz, Seville and Arcos. The Al-Andalus populations, victims of the tyranny of their leaders and the wars between taïfas, started to call upon the Almohade S.

In 1147, an army almohade commenda by Abd Al-Mumin unloads in Spain and conquers most of the south of Spain, in particular the towns of Cadiz, Malaga and Seville. In 1163, his/her son Abu Yaqub Yusuf completes the Al-Andalus conquest by taking Valence and while putting fine at the last taïfa this period.

List taïfas

Taïfa d' Almeria , of 1145 to 1147, conquered by Castille is 1147, begun again by Almohades in 1157
Taïfa d' Arcos , of 1143 to 1145, conquered by Almohades.
Taïfa de Badajoz , of 1145 to 1150, conquered by Almohades.
Taïfa de Majorque , of 1126 to 1203, conquered by Almohades.
Taïfa de Béja and of Evora , 1140 to 1150, conquered by Almohades.
Taïfa de Carmona
Taïfa de Cordoue , of 1144 to 1148, conquered by Almohades.
Taïfa de Grenade , in 1145, conquered by Almohades.
Taïfa de Guadix and of Baza , 1145 to 1151, conquered by the taïfa of Murcia
Taïfa de Jaen , in 1145, reconquered by Almoravides in 1145, then by Almohades in 1145.
Taïfa de Malaga , of 1145 to 1153, conquered by Almohades.
Taïfa de Mertola , of 1144 to 1145, conquered by the taïfa deBadajoz of 1145 to 1146, independent of 1146 to 1151, and conquered by Almohades.
Taïfa de Murcia , of 1145 to 1172, conquered by Almohades.
Taïfa de Niebla , of 1145 to 1150, conquered by Almohades.
Taïfa de Jerz and of Ronda , in 1145, then reconquered by Almoravides.
Taïfa de Santarem , about 1147.
Taïfa de Segura , about 1147.
Taïfa de Silves , of 1145 to 1150, conquered by Almohades.
Taïfa de Tejada , of 1145 to 1150, conquered by Almohades.
Taïfa de Valence , 1145 to 1147, then conquered by the taïfa of Murcia

Sources

Chronology of the Al-Andalus taïfas

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