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Almoravid campaign in County of Portugal
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In 1111, the Almoravids launched a campaign into the
County of Portugal
to capture the territories of western Iberia that had already been held by the Almoravids in 1094.
Background
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After the
Battle of Sagrajas
, in 1093, the Almoravids began taking down the
Taifas
in Andalusia, as the
Taifa of Badajoz
had been maintaining an equivocal position between
Alfonso VI of Leon and Castile
and the Almoravids, as the ruler of Badajoz, who had been terrified from the Almoravids who were about to overthrow them, finally allied with Alfonso, and in return for the king's protection, he gave him the towns of
Sintra
,
Lisbon
, and
Santarem
, however this did not save the ruler of Badajoz as in 1094 the Almoravids conquered Badajoz and executed both him and his son, and recaptured Lisbon and Sintra.
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Capture
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In 1111, the Almoravids, led by general
Syr ibn Abi Bakr
, the governor of
Seville
marched towards Portuguese lands under
Henry, Count of Portugal
whose capital was
Coimbra
. Syr ibn Abi Bakr then marched to
Evora
and captured it, then marched to
Lisbon
and
Sintra
capturing it.
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[a]
Syr then moved to Santarem. The Almoravids then besieged it; it was a heavily fortified city. After repeated efforts to capture its walls, the Almoravids successfully stormed them in a desperate attack, killing many of the garrison; the rest surrendered and were captured on May 25 or 26. According to the Almoravid Vizier Abi Muhammad Abdul Majid bin 'Abdoun, the Almoravids captured the city due to fortune; otherwise, they would have failed to capture it.
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After the capture, the Almoravids raided as far as Coimbra. Count Henry's forces weren't able to push back the raiding Almoravids.
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Notes
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These cities were occupied by the Almoravids in 1093?4, which suggest a fluctuating borders between the Moors and Christians.
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Bibliography
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- Jonathan Wilson, The Conquest of Santarem and Goswin's Song of the Conquest of Alcacer Do Sal, Editions and Translations of De Expugnatione Scalabis and Gosuini de Expugnatione Salaciae Carmen.
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- Muhammad Abdullah Enan, The State of Islam in Andalusia, Vol. III: The Era of Almoravids and Almohads, Part 1, p. 70
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- Muzaffar Husain Syed? Syed Saud Akhtar? B D Usmani, Concise History of Islam, p. 118
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References
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- ^
Jonathan Wilson
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Muhammad Abdullah Enan, p. 70
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Jonathan Wilson
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Muhammad Abdullah Enan, p. 70
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Muhammad Abdullah Enan, p. 70
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Muzaffar Husain Syed? Syed Saud Akhtar? B D Usmani, p. 118