The kasbah (citadel) of Tangier was built right after the city was evacuated by the English in 1684 and reclaimed by Morocco.[1] The sultan of Morocco, Moulay Ismail, supported the city's resettlement and commissioned its reconstruction, overseen by its new governor, Ali ibn Abdallah Errifi.[2] As the English blew up the city's fortifications before leaving, the city's defenses had to be almost entirely rebuilt.