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| Almoravid campaigns in central Iberia | |||||||||
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| Part of the Reconquista | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Almoravid dynasty |
 Kingdom of Castile Kingdom of León | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Ali Ibn Yusuf Syr ibn Abi Bakr | Alfonso VI of León and Castile | ||||||||
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| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
The Almoravid campaigns in central Iberia It was one of the Almoravid invasions in Al Andalus. In 1109, Ali Ibn Yusuf launched a campaign against the Kingdom of León and Castile.
Background
editIn 1108, the Battle of Uclés took place between the Almoravids and the Kingdom of León and Castile. The commander of the Muslim army was Tamim ibn Yusuf, the governor of Granada, who went out from there as an invader to the Kingdom of León and Castile.[1] He besieged the town of Uclés and entered it. The news reached Alfonso VI who sent his son Sancho Alfónsez with many armies of Castilian leaders. They marched until they reached the town of Uclés. The two sides met and there was a great battle between them. The Almoravids were victorious and Sancho Alfónsez was killed.[2] The Muslims entered Uclès and took control of the nearby cities such as Cuenca, Huete, Ocaña, and Uclés.
Campaign
editIn 1109, Ali Ibn Yusuf crossed to Al Andalus for the purpose of the Holy War.[3] He crossed from Ceuta on Saturday, August 14, 1109,[4] with a great army numbering one hundred thousand men. He reached Cordoba and stayed there for a month. Then he left it as invader to the city of Talavera,[5] which he seized. Then he conquered twenty seven fortresses In Toledo Square, conquered Madrid and Guadalajara,[6] and reached Toledo, besieged it for a month and destroyed its defenses. Then he traveled to Cordoba.
Aftermath
editAfter the death of Alfonso VI, the Almoravids were able to control the Christian lands in central Iberia easily. The Christians were busy with the succession to the throne of Castile and León, This allowed the Almoravids under the leadership of Ali Ibn Yusuf to invade Christian lands, seize Talavera, Madrid and Guadalajara, and return victorious to Marrakech.[7]
References
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- ^ Messier, Ronald A. (2010-08-19). The Almoravids and the Meanings of Jihad. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-0-313-38590-2.
- ^ Enciclopedia Española del Siglo Diez y Nueve, o Biblioteca completa de ciencias, literatura, artes, oficios, etc. por una sociedad de literatos Españoles, etc. (A-Ams). Tomos. 1-10 (in Spanish). 1843.
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