The Taifa of Niebla (Arabic: طائفة لبلة) was an Arab[1] taifa kingdom that existed during three distinct time periods: from 1023 to 1053, from 1145 to 1150 and from 1234 to 1262.
Taifa of Niebla | |||||||||||
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1023–1262 | |||||||||||
Capital | Niebla | ||||||||||
Common languages | Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew | ||||||||||
Religion | Islam, Christianity (Roman Catholicism), Judaism | ||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• Established | 1023 | ||||||||||
• To Seville/Almoravid dynasty | 1053–1091 / 1091–1145 | ||||||||||
• To the Almohad caliphate | 1150–1234 | ||||||||||
• Conquered by Castile | 1262 | ||||||||||
Currency | Dirham and Dinar | ||||||||||
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From 1053 until 1091 it was under the forcible control of Taifa of Seville, by Abbad II al-Mu'tadid.[2] It was finally conquered by the Crown of Castile. In 1262 it was eventually absorbed by Castile.
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