Battle of Simancas

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The Battle of Simancas was a major 10th-century clash in the Iberian Peninsula in which Christian forces, led chiefly by the Kingdom of León, repelled a large Muslim army from Al-Andalus, marking a significant moment in the Christian–Muslim frontier wars.

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Battle of Simancas canonical 4
Batalla de Simancas 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Batalla de Simancas ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Simancas
belligerent Caliphate of Córdoba ⓘ
County of Castile ⓘ
linked to: Castile

Kingdom of León ⓘ
Kingdom of Navarre ⓘ
chronologyWithinReconquista early to mid phase of the Reconquista ⓘ
combatantReligion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
commander Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Ramiro II of León ⓘ
conflictType Christian–Muslim frontier war ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of León ⓘ
date 939 ⓘ
era Caliphate of Córdoba period ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Alhandic ⓘ
historicalContext struggle between northern Christian polities and Muslim-ruled Al-Andalus ⓘ
involvedPolity Al-Andalus ⓘ
linked to: Emirate of Córdoba

County of Castile ⓘ
linked to: Count of Castile

Kingdom of León ⓘ
Kingdom of Navarre ⓘ
location Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Kingdom of León ⓘ
Simancas ⓘ
militaryTheater northern Meseta of the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
modernCountry Spain ⓘ
notableFeature large-scale confrontation between a coalition of Christian kingdoms and the Caliphate of Córdoba ⓘ
opponent forces of Abd al-Rahman III from Al-Andalus ⓘ
opposingCommander Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Ramiro II of León ⓘ
outcome Muslim army repelled from the area around Simancas ⓘ
partOf Christian–Muslim frontier wars ⓘ
Reconquista ⓘ
precededBy raids by Abd al-Rahman III into the northern Christian kingdoms ⓘ
primaryChristianLeader Ramiro II of León ⓘ
primaryMuslimLeader Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
region Valladolid province ⓘ
religiousSide Christian forces ⓘ
Muslim forces ⓘ
result Christian victory ⓘ
significance checked expansion of the Caliphate of Córdoba into the Christian north ⓘ
important victory for Christian forces during the Reconquista ⓘ
strengthened the position of the Kingdom of León in the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
territorialContext frontier between Christian kingdoms and Al-Andalus ⓘ
timePeriod 10th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of León → notableEvent → Battle of Simancas ⓘ
Battle of Simancas → alsoKnownAs → Batalla de Simancas ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Simancas
Ramiro II of León → notableBattle → Battle of Simancas ⓘ
Simancas → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of Simancas ⓘ
Battle of Tamarón → relatedEvent → Battle of Simancas ⓘ