Battle of Simancas 939
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 939 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Medieval (500–1499) | derived from year |
| Location | Spain | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Reconquista | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 41.6000, -4.8167 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Simancas (also called Alhandega or al-Khandaq) was a military battle that started on 19 July 939 in the Iberian Peninsula between the troops of the King of León Ramiro II and Cordovan caliph Abd al-Rahman III near the walls of the city of Simancas.
The battle unfolded after the army of Abd al-Rahman III launched toward the northern Christian territories in 934. Abd al-Rahman III had gathered a large army of caliphal fighters, with the help of the Andalusi governor of Zaragoza, Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Tujibi. The Leonese king Ramiro II led the counterattack with an army consisting of his own troops, those of Castile under Count Fernán González, and the Navarrese under García Sánchez I.
Moorish witnesses chronicle a spectacular eclipse of the sun that took place on the first day of the battle:
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