Battle of Graus

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The Battle of Graus was an 11th-century conflict in which Aragonese forces under King Ramiro I were defeated near the town of Graus during the Christian-Muslim struggles of the Reconquista in northeastern Spain.

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Battle of Graus canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
associatedDynasty Banu Hud ⓘ
Jiménez dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of Jiménez
belligerent Hudid Taifa of Zaragoza ⓘ
linked to: Taifa of Zaragoza

Kingdom of Aragon ⓘ
Muslim forces of Zaragoza ⓘ
linked to: Almoravid forces
cause Christian-Muslim territorial struggles ⓘ
combatantSide Aragonese forces ⓘ
Zaragozan Muslim forces ⓘ
linked to: Almoravid forces
commander Ahmad al-Muqtadir ⓘ
Ramiro I of Aragon ⓘ
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar ⓘ
conflictType medieval battle ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
date 1063 ⓘ
deathPlaceOf Ramiro I of Aragon ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy continued Aragonese expansion under Sancho Ramírez ⓘ
geographicalFeature near the River Ésera ⓘ
hasTopic Aragonese–Zaragozan relations ⓘ
frontier warfare in medieval Iberia ⓘ
historicalContext Christian-Muslim struggles of the Reconquista ⓘ
involvedPerson Ahmad al-Muqtadir ⓘ
Ramiro I of Aragon ⓘ
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar ⓘ
Sancho Ramírez of Aragon ⓘ
languageOfSources Arabic ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
locatedIn Graus ⓘ
Kingdom of Aragon ⓘ
northeastern Spain ⓘ
militaryTheater Upper March of al-Andalus ⓘ
notableFeature possible early appearance of El Cid as a military leader ⓘ
outcome death of Ramiro I of Aragon ⓘ
partOf Reconquista ⓘ
precededBy earlier Aragonese expansion into Muslim territories ⓘ
region Aragon ⓘ
religiousContext Christian-Muslim warfare ⓘ
result Aragonese defeat ⓘ
strategicObjective control of Graus and surrounding territory ⓘ
timePeriod 11th century ⓘ

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Ramiro I of Aragon → battle → Battle of Graus ⓘ