emirate · Iberia
Taifa of Baeza
Origins
In 1224, amid a succession crisis in the Almohad Caliphate after the death of Yusuf II, the Almohad prince Abd Allah al-Bayyasi, a governor in al-Andalus, proclaimed himself caliph at Baeza and sought the support of Ferdinand III of Castile against his rivals.
Rule and society
Al-Bayyasi ruled Baeza and nearby towns as a Castilian ally and vassal, handing over castles such as Martos and Andújar in exchange for military help. This open dependence on a Christian king discredited him among Andalusi Muslims.
Decline and legacy
In 1226 al-Bayyasi was murdered by his own followers near Almodóvar while fleeing Córdoba. Baeza soon passed to Ferdinand III, among the first major towns of the Guadalquivir to fall to the Crown of Castile.
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- Taifa of Baeza was a vassal of Crown of Castile1224 CE – 1226 CE
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