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Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
The
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
, known in Arab history as the
Battle of Al-Uqab
(معركة العقاب), took place on 16 July 1212 and was an important turning point in the
Reconquista
and in the
medieval history of Spain
. The
Christian
forces of King
Alfonso VIII of Castile
were joined by the armies of his rivals,
Sancho VII of Navarre
,
Peter II of Aragon
and
Afonso II of Portugal
in battle against the
Berber
Almohad
Muslim
rulers of the southern half of the
Iberian Peninsula
. The
Caliph al-Nasir
(
Miramamolín
in the Spanish chronicles) led the
Almohad
army, made up of people from the whole Almohad empire. Most of the men in the Almohad army came from the African side of the empire.
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