What the records say
- When
- 8 Jun 1010
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 38.18° N, 5.02° W
- Description
- 1010 battle in Spain
Battle of Aqbat al-Bakr
1010 battle in Spain
The Battle of Aqbat al-Bakr was a battle of the Fitna of al-Andalus that took place in the area in and around Espiel, Spain. The battle took place between the Berber forces of the Caliphate of Cordoba, commanded by Sulayman ibn al-Hakam, against a Catalan-Andalusian alliance of 30,000 Andalusian Saqaliba rebels with 9,000 Catalan, trying to overthrow their Caliph overlords under the command of Muhammad ibn Hisham; Wa…
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Fitna of al-Andalus – Battle of Aqbat al-Bakr: The Caliphate of Córdoba is defeated”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва при Акбат аль-Бакре”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page