Taifa of Jerez [SEP] inception
Taifa of Jerez
The Taifa of Jerez was a medieval taifa Moorish kingdom in what is now southern Spain. Established in 1145, it existed until it was conquered by the Almohad Caliphate.
Jerez remained under Muslim rule until 1261. Following the collapse of the Almohad Caliphate, it emerged as an independent enclave until conquered by Castile.
List of Emirs.
- Abu'l-Qaim Ahyal: 1145
- Abu'l-Gammar: 1145
- 'Ali: 1145
- To the Almohads
Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera
The Alcazar of Jerez de la Frontera is a former Moorish alcázar, now housing a park, in Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain. It was declared "Bien de Interés Cultural" in 1931.
A first fortress was probably built in the 11th century, when Jerez was part of the small kingdom of the taifa of Arcos de la Frontera, on a site settled since prehistoric times in the south-eastern corner of the city. In the 12th century, a new