emirate · Iberia
Taifa of Jaén
Origins
In 1145, during the collapse of Almoravid rule, Jaén and its region came under local rebels. The most durable was Ibrahim ibn Hamushk, a commander who held Jaén and the castles of the Sierra de Segura and allied himself with Muhammad ibn Mardanish.
Rule and society
Jaén was a land of olive groves and frontier fortresses facing Castile and the Almohads. Ibn Hamushk was a military strongman who at times took Granada and fought both Christian and Almohad forces, while relying on the wealth and mercenaries of the Second Taifa of Murcia.
Decline and legacy
Around 1159 Jaén passed to the Almohads. Ibn Hamushk later broke with Ibn Mardanish and joined the Almohads himself. Ferdinand III of the Crown of Castile took Jaén in 1246.
Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.
Lineage
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- Taifa of Jaén was part of Second Taifa of Murcia1159 CE – 1169 CE
- Taifa of Jaén was conquered by Almohad Caliphate1169 CE
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