▁the ▁Al m oh ad ▁defeat ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Las ▁N avas ▁de ▁Tol osa , ▁the ▁emp ire ▁dis integr ated ▁and ▁f ract ured ▁in ▁smaller ▁kingdom s ▁called ▁ta if as . ▁The ▁most ▁important ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁the ▁Nas rid ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Gran ada ▁or ▁Em ir ate ▁of ▁Gran ada , ▁the ▁H af s id ▁Ta ifa ▁of ▁Tun is ia , ▁the ▁Ban u ▁Z ian ▁Ta ifa ▁of ▁Al ger ia , ▁and ▁Mar in id ▁controlled ▁Mor oc co . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 2 2 4 , ▁James ▁I ▁of ▁Arag on ▁called ▁on ▁his ▁nobles ▁from ▁Arag on ▁and ▁Catal onia ▁to ▁initi ate ▁the ▁con quest ▁of ▁Muslim ▁controlled ▁Bal ans i ya , ▁entering ▁the ▁area ▁through ▁Ter uel . ▁Z ay d ▁Ab u ▁Z ay d ▁prompt ly ▁asked ▁the ▁Arag on ese ▁monarch ▁for ▁a ▁tr uce ▁which ▁he ▁accepted ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁one ▁fifth ▁of ▁the ▁income ▁from ▁Bal ans i ya ▁and ▁Mur si y ya . ▁During ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 2 2 5 , ▁James ▁I ▁attempted ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁castle ▁at ▁Pe ñ ís cola ▁by ▁lay ing ▁sie ge ▁to ▁it . ▁That ▁sie ge ▁was ▁ultimately ▁un success ful ▁as ▁the ▁Arag on ese ▁nobles ▁abandoned ▁it . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 2 2 8 , ▁an ▁ind igen ous ▁Val enci an - Mus lim ▁re bell ion ▁led ▁by ▁I bn ▁Hud , ▁gained ▁enough ▁support