Taifa of Arcos

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Was one of the Taifas (independent Muslim principality) in the Iberian Peninsula that emerged in the period following the fall of the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba.

Establishment

Chronology

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1. Fragmentation of the Caliphate of Córdoba

The Caliphate disintegrated in the early 11th century during the Fitna of al-Andalus, a civil war between the descendants of caliph Hisham II and the successors of his hajib (court official), Al-Mansur, leading to the establishment of a multitude of independent Muslim kingdoms (taifas).

2. Conquests of the Taifa of Seville

Were the conquests of the Taifa of Seville, one of the most powerful Islamic kingdoms in the Medieval Iberian Peninsula.

2.1.Conquests of Abbad II al-Mu'tadid

Were the military conquests of Abbad II al-Mu'tadid, emir of the Taifa of Seville.

3. Reconquista

Were a series military campaigns from the 8th century until 1492 by the Christian kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula to reconquer the region from the Islamic rulers that had conquered it during the Umayyad conquest of Hispania.

3.1.Conquests of Yusuf ibn Tashfin

Expansion during the rule of Yusuf ibn Tashfin in the Almoravid Caliphate.

4. Establishment and expansion of the Almohad Caliphate

Were the conquests of Abd al-Mu'min, founder of the Moroccan Almohad Caliphate.

5. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

Disestablishment