What the records say
- When
- 24 Jun 1230 – Sep 1230
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 37.77° N, 3.79° W
- Description
- siege on the city of Jaén, Spain, in 1230
Siege of Jaén (1230)
Battle of the Spanish Reconquista
The Siege of Jaén in the summer of 1230 was one of many sieges of the city during the long Spanish Reconquista. In the episode of 1230, King Ferdinand III of Castile unsuccessfully attempted to bring the fortress to submission by means of a direct assault over a three month period.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “сентябрь — осада Хаэна силами Королевства Кастилия под командованием Фердинанда III Кастильского против обороняющейся тайфы Хаэн (جيان)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “حصار جيان في الفترة ما بين 24 يونيو وسبتمبر”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page