Overview
The Taifa of Murcia (Arabic: طائفة مرسية) was an Arab taifa of medieval Al-Andalus, in what is now southern Spain. It became independent as a taifa centered on the Moorish city of Murcia after the fall of the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba (11th century). The Moorish Taifa of Murcia included Albacete and part of Almería as well. The taifa is apparently the one that existed the greatest number of separate time periods (five): from 1011 to 1014, from 1065 to 1078, in 1145, from 1147 to 1172 and finally from 1228 to 1266 when it was absorbed by Castile, becoming the Kingdom of Murcia, one of the constituent kingdoms of the Crown of Castile.
Historical Periods
Taifa of Murcia (1015–1017)
1015 CE – 1017 CE
Capital: MurciaArea: 6,250 km²
Taifa of Murcia (1018–1033)
1018 CE – 1033 CE
Capital: MurciaArea: 6,348 km²
Taifa of Murcia (1066–1084)
1066 CE – 1084 CE
Capital: MurciaArea: 6,348 km²
Taifa of Murcia (1147–1151)
1147 CE – 1151 CE
Capital: MurciaArea: 9,404 km²
Taifa of Murcia (1152–1168)
1152 CE – 1168 CE
Capital: MurciaArea: 77,918 km²
Taifa of Murcia (1169–1176)
1169 CE – 1176 CE
Capital: MurciaArea: 70,031 km²
Taifa of Murcia (1236–1240)
1236 CE – 1240 CE
Capital: MurciaArea: 7,825 km²
Taifa of Murcia (1241–1249)
1241 CE – 1249 CE
Capital: MurciaArea: 7,974 km²