Draft:Almohad-Castilian War (1196-1197)

Almohad-Castilian War
Part of Reconquista
Date1196-1197
Location
Result Almohad victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Castile
Supported by
Crown of Aragon
Almohad Caliphate
Commanders and leaders
Alfonso VIII of Castile Yaqub al-Mansur
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
5,000 captured Unknown

After the victory of Alarcos, Yaqub al-Mansur declared War on Kingdom of Castille, and began invading the lands of the Castille.

Background

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After the victorious battle, Castille lost all of its territory south of Toledo, Malagón, Benavente, Calatrava la Vieja, Caracuel, and Torre de Guadalferza,[1] Toledo became under threat from the Almohads, Yaqub al-Mansur obtained an alliance between the kings of León and Navarre,[2] and a joint invasion of the lands of the Kingdom of Castille, between 1196-1197.[3][4]

The Almohads declared a great war against the Kingdom of Castille, who supported the Kingdom of Aragon,[3][4] Yaqub al-Mansur besieged Toledo for ten days and took control of the city's environs. He departed from it to Salamanca So he plundered the city and captured it,[5] He then headed to Talavera, Madrid and Guadalajara were captured.[6]

Aftermath

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This war caused the loss of all the lands of Castille south of the Tagus River.[7] The Almohad forces expanded northward at the expense of the lands of the Kingdom of Castille, and all the cities in central Iberia were seized from the Almohads, Which caused a huge loss to the Castilians army,[8] and the Almohads captured 5,000 Castilians.[9] The war ended in 1197 and the two sides reached a truce.

References

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  1. ^ De las Heras 2008, p. 125.
  2. ^ Flood 2018, p. 118.
  3. ^ a b Bianchini 2012, p. 273.
  4. ^ a b Dolan Gomez 2011, p. 71.
  5. ^ Roux, Jean-Paul (2007-04-04). Un choc de religions: La longue guerre de l'islam et de la chrétienté (622-2007) (in French). Fayard. ISBN 978-2-213-64068-6.
  6. ^ Histoire d'Espagne depuis ses origines par le baron De Nervo: 2 (in French). M. Lévy. 1872.
  7. ^ Circourt, Anne Marie Joseph Albert comte de (1846). Histoire des Mores mudejares et des Morisques: ou des Arabes d'Espagne sous la domination des chrétiens (in French). G.A. Dentu.
  8. ^ Nolan 2006, p. 119.
  9. ^ Riu, Manuel (1988). Edad media (711-1500). Espasa-Calpe. ISBN 978-84-239-5092-8.