Balearic Islands their state. However, the Cordoban emirate disintegrated in civil war and partition in the early eleventh century, breaking into smaller states called "taifa". Mujahid al-Siqlabi, the ruler of the Taifa of Dénia, sent a fleet and seized control of the islands in 1015, using it as the base for subsequent expeditions to Sardinia and Pisa. In 1050, the island's governor Abd Allah ibn Aglab rebelled and established the independent Taifa of Mallorca. For centuries, the Balearic sailors and pirates had been masters of the western Mediterranean. But the expanding influence of the Italian maritime republics and the shift of power
Coat of arms of Balearic Islands Coat of arms of Balearic Islands The Coat of arms of Balearic Islands () is described in the Spanish Law 7 of November 21, 1984, the "Law of the coat of arms of the Autonomous Community of Balearic Islands." Previously, by Decree of the Interinsular General Council of August 7 and 16, 1978, adopted the coat of arms as official symbol of the Balearic Islands. The blazon of the arms is: "Or, four pallets of gules differenced by a bendlet azure". The shape of the shield is traditional Iberian or curved and it is embellished with lambrequins "Or". The historians