Battle of Qantish

Battle of Qantish
Part of Fitna of al-Andalus

The Iberian Peninsula in 1000 AD
Date5 November 1009
Location
Qantish
Result

Berber-Castilian victory

Belligerents
Berbers
County of Castile		 Caliphate of Córdoba
Commanders and leaders
Sulayman ibn al-Hakam
Zawi ibn Ziri
Sancho García of Castile		 Muhammad II of Córdoba
Wadih al-Siqlabi[1][2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown 20,000 killed[3]
30,000 or 10,000 killed[4]

The Battle of Qantish (5 November 1009) was a battle of the Fitna of al-Andalus that took place in the mountainous region of Qantish, east of Córdoba. The battle was fought between the forces of Caliph Muhammad II of Córdoba and his general Wadih al-Siqlabi against those of Prince Sulayman ibn al-Hakam, whose army was primarily composed of Berbers of al-Andalus who had been persecuted by the caliph and the people of Córdoba. Sulayman was allied with Castilian forces led by Sancho García of Castile, Count of Castile. It ended in a decisive victory for Sulayman ibn al-Hakam and his ally Sancho,Muhammad II of Córdoba fled after suffering a crushing defeat by the Berbers in which around 20,000 of his troops were killed.[5][6] Some sources mentions 30,000 or 10,000.[7] On 8 November 1009, the Berbers and Sulayman entered Córdoba in triumph[8] and sacked it,[9] Sulayman was then installed on the throne by Zawi ibn Ziri and was proclaimed Caliph ,with the honorific title "al-Musta'in" given by the latter.[10][8]

References

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  6. ^ استشهاد بهارفارد دون أقواس عنان Ref=دولة الإسلام في الأندلس، الجزء الأول 1997 p=646-647
  7. ^ Amabe, Fukuzo (2016-04-18). Urban Autonomy in Medieval Islam: Damascus, Aleppo, Cordoba, Toledo, Valencia and Tunis. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-31598-3.
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