# Taifa — WHE Definition Discussion (1-20798)

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/taifa-whe-definition-discussion-1-20798/18156>\
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**Created:** [May 16, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/taifa-whe-definition-discussion-1-20798/18156 "2022-05-16T16:02:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/taifa-whe-definition-discussion-1-20798/18156/1 "2022-05-16T16:02:08Z")

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_Taifas_ ("factions" or "camps") were small independent Muslim kingdoms and principalities that emerged after the fall of hegemonic Muslim caliphates in al-Andalus – the Muslim-controlled part of the Iberian peninsula – during the High Middle Ages. There were three _taifa_ periods between 1031 and the mid-13th century.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original definition at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Taifa/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Taifa/)._

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