The Taifa of Niebla () was an

Arab The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, ...

taifa The ''taifas'' (singular ''taifa'', from ar, طائفة ''ṭā'ifa'', plural طوائف ''ṭawā'if'', a party, band or faction) were the independent Muslim principalities and kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula (modern Portugal and Spain), re ...

kingdom that existed during three distinct time periods: from 1023 to 1053, from 1145 to 1150 and from 1234 to 1262. From 1053 until 1091 it was under the forcible control of

Taifa of Seville The Taifa of Seville ( ''Ta'ifat-u Ishbiliyyah'') was an Arab kingdom which was ruled by the Abbadid dynasty. It was established in 1023 and lasted until 1091, in what is today southern Spain and Portugal. It gained independence from the Calipha ...

, by

Abbad II al-Mu'tadid Abu ʿAmr ʿAbbad II al-Muʿtadid (; died 28 February 1069), a member of the Abbadid dynasty, was the second independent emir of Seville (reigned 1042–1069) in Al-Andalus. His father, Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad, had established the Taifa o ...

. It was finally conquered by the

Crown of Castile The Crown of Castile was a medieval polity in the Iberian Peninsula that formed in 1230 as a result of the third and definitive union of the crowns and, some decades later, the parliaments of the kingdoms of Castile and León upon the accessi ...

. In 1262 it was eventually absorbed by Castile.

List of Emirs

Yahsubid dynasty

Abu'l-Abbas Ahmad () is an Arabic name that may refer to: *Abu al-Abbas Abd Allah ibn Muhammad, better known as al-Saffah (died 754), first Abbasid caliph who ruled from 750 to 754 *Abu al-Abbas Abdallah ibn Harun al-Rashid, better known as al-Ma'mun (786–833), A ...

: 1023/4–1041/2 * Muhammad al-Yahsubi Izz ad-Dawla: 1041/2–1051/2 * Abu Nars Fath: 1051/2–1053/4 **To

Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...

: 1053/4–1091 **To

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

: 1091–c. 1145

Bitruyid dynasty

Yusuf al-Bitruyi Yusuf ( ar, يوسف ') is a male name of Arabic origin meaning "God increases" (in piety, power and influence).From the Hebrew יהוה להוסיף ''YHWH Lhosif'' meaning "YHWH will increase/add". It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name ...

(in Tejada 1146–1150): 1145–11??, d. 1150 * al-Wahbi: 11??–1150 **To

: 1150–1234

Mahfuzid dynasty

* Su'ayb: 1234–1262 **To Castile thereafter.

References

Niebla History of Seville States and territories established in 1023 States and territories disestablished in 1262 11th century in Al-Andalus Gharb Al-Andalus Arab dynasties {{Al-Andalus-stub

List of Emirs

Yahsubid dynasty

Bitruyid dynasty

Mahfuzid dynasty

See also

References