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Taifa of Toledo

Type Event Region Toledo Time 1035–1038

After the fall of the Córdoba Caliphate, Toledo became an independent taifa in the 1030s under Yahya ibn Isma'il (al-Mamun), lasting until its captur…

Timeline

  1. 1031–1035Toledo · ToledoAfter the collapse of the Córdoba Caliphate, Toledo's military and political leaders no longer recognized central authority. Berber and Arab factions contended within the city, and local rulers gradually turned Toledo into the center of an independent taifa state.
  2. 1035–1038Toledo · ToledoYahya ibn Isma'il (known as al-Mamun) defeated his political rivals in the city and established his rule over the Taifa of Toledo. He paid tribute and made peace northward with León–Castile and southward with taifas such as Seville, maintaining independence under the pressure of expanding Christian states, thereby stabilizing the Taifa of Toledo.

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