What the records say
- When
- 1081 – 12 May 1085
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 39.86° N, 4.02° W
- Description
- 1085 siege and conquest of Toledo
Siege of Toledo (1085)
Leónese siege of the capital of Taifa of Toledo
The siege of Toledo was the Leónese siege and eventual conquest of Toledo, the capital of the Taifa of Toledo, by Alfonso VI of León and Castile in Muharram 478 / May 1085. The city, under the hajib (ruler) Yahya al-Qadir of the Dhulnunid dynasty, fell after a prolonged campaign.
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