siege of Valencia (1238)

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The siege of Valencia (1238) was the decisive campaign in which King James I of Aragon captured the city of Valencia from Muslim rule, marking a major milestone in the Christian Reconquista on the Iberian Peninsula.

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Siege of Valencia (1238) 1
siege of Valencia (1238) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the Reconquista ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
siege ⓘ
aftermath Christian resettlement policies in Valencia ⓘ
decline of Muslim political power on the eastern Iberian coast ⓘ
belligerent Christian forces of James I of Aragon ⓘ
County of Barcelona ⓘ
Crown of Aragon ⓘ
Kingdom of Aragon ⓘ
Muslim defenders of Valencia ⓘ
Taifa of Valencia ⓘ
belongsToCentury 13th century ⓘ
chronologicalOrder after the conquest of Balearic Islands by James I of Aragon ⓘ
commander James I of Aragon ⓘ
Zayyan ibn Mardanish ⓘ
conflict Christian–Muslim wars in the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
countryAtTime Taifa of Valencia ⓘ
documentedBy chronicles of James I of Aragon ⓘ
endTime 1238 ⓘ
follows Aragonese conquest of Mallorca ⓘ
Aragonese expansion along the Mediterranean coast ⓘ
hasPartOfConflict Reconquista ⓘ
hasYear 1238 ⓘ
historicalPeriod 13th century ⓘ
historicalRegion Al-Andalus (Muslim Iberia) ⓘ
linked to: Islamic Spain
ledBy James I of Aragon ⓘ
location Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Kingdom of Valencia ⓘ
Valencia ⓘ
militaryTactic prolonged blockade of the city ⓘ
use of siege works and encirclement ⓘ
opposedBy Zayyan ibn Mardanish ⓘ
outcome expansion of Aragonese influence in eastern Iberia ⓘ
surrender of the Muslim garrison ⓘ
partOf Aragonese conquest of Valencia ⓘ
politicalConsequence consolidation of James I’s authority in the Crown of Aragon ⓘ
foundation of a new Christian polity in Valencia ⓘ
relatedWork Llibre dels fets ⓘ
religiousAspect conflict between Christian and Muslim polities ⓘ
result Christian victory ⓘ
capture of Valencia by the Crown of Aragon ⓘ
end of Muslim rule in Valencia city ⓘ
significance established Christian control over a key Mediterranean city ⓘ
led to the creation of the Kingdom of Valencia as part of the Crown of Aragon ⓘ
major milestone in the Christian Reconquista ⓘ
startTime 1238 ⓘ

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James I of Aragon → notableBattle → siege of Valencia (1238) ⓘ
Christian conquest of Valencia → significantEvent → Siege of Valencia (1238) ⓘ
linked to: siege of Valencia (1238)