Zenith of taifa culture in Seville

1050

The Abbadid kings of Seville presided over a brilliant Arabic court that rivaled Cordoba's former glory. Poet-king al-Mu'tamid would later take the throne. Poetry contests, philosophical debates, and musical performances filled the Alcazar. The Muslim Spanish literary golden age was in full flower across Andalusia, producing lyric verse of such beauty that troubadours across the Pyrenees would soon echo its themes in Provencal and Catalan.