Siege of Tarifa (1292)

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The Siege of Tarifa (1292) was a key episode in the Reconquista during which Castilian forces captured the strategic coastal town of Tarifa from Muslim rule, strengthening Christian control over the Strait of Gibraltar.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict
siege
appliesToTerritorialEntity Tarifa
chronologicallyFollows earlier Reconquista campaigns in Andalusia
chronologicallyPrecedes later Christian operations around the Strait of Gibraltar
combatant Castile
surface form: Kingdom of Castile

Marinid dynasty
surface form: Marinid Sultanate

Kingdom of Granada
surface form: Nasrid Emirate of Granada
commandedBy Sancho IV of Castile NERFINISHED
conflictType medieval siege
follows previous Muslim control of Tarifa
hasCause Castilian expansion during the Reconquista
hasCountry Castile
surface form: Kingdom of Castile
hasEndTime 1292
hasLocation Iberian Peninsula
Castile
surface form: Kingdom of Castile

Strait of Gibraltar
Tarifa
hasResult Castilian victory
capture of Tarifa by Castile
end of Muslim rule in Tarifa
hasStartTime 1292
hasStrategicImportance control of access to the Strait of Gibraltar
control of maritime routes between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea
isPartOf Christian conquest of Seville
surface form: Christian conquest of southern Andalusia
opponent Muslim forces
partOf Reconquista
religiousContext Christian–Muslim conflict in medieval Iberia
significance strengthened Christian control over the Strait of Gibraltar
weakened Muslim presence in southern Iberia

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Tarifa historicalEvent Siege of Tarifa (1292)