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107:, hoping to force the raising of the siege. Ordoño divided his forces, leaving one half to tend to the ongoing siege and taking the other to challenge Musa. In a pitched battle the Muslims were routed; Musa was severely injured and barely evaded capture, while his
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119:, had recently sent to the Muslim warlord. Ordoño then concentrated all his men on taking the fortress, which they did on the seventh day of the siege. Its defenders were executed and then its walls razed. Musa's son,
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son-in-law, GarcĂa (distinct from GarcĂa Ăñiguez), was killed. The
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The rout of Monte
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relates how, in an unspecified year, Ordoño marched against the Musa while the latter was constructing a massive fortification at
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and captured a
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the new fortress, Musa camped his army on the nearby hill of
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Cañada Juste, Alberto. 1980. "Los Banu Qasi (714â924)",
40:. They defeated the latter's uncle and former ally, the
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1385:This story is found in all extant versions of the
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1440:(Oxford: Oxford University Press), 67.
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1598:Upper March
1557: /
1525:, 41: 5-96.
1338:2nd Tangier
1323:1st Tangier
1182:2nd Montiel
1102:3rd AlmerĂa
1020:3rd Seville
948:2nd Majorca
851:2nd Seville
816:2nd Badajoz
796:2nd AlmerĂa
786:2nd Tortosa
756:1st AlmerĂa
741:1st Montiel
696:1st Badajoz
671:1st Granada
424:Calatañazor
352:1st Majorca
305:Guadalacete
280:1st Tortosa
269:9th century
217:8th century
205:Reconquista
84:Upper March
1572:Categories
1542:42°35âČ00âłN
1530:Al-Andalus
1516:References
1489:Recherches
1204:Collejares
1192:2nd Murcia
1157:GuadalmesĂ
1147:RĂo Salado
1045:1st Murcia
1005:2nd XĂ tiva
1000:1st XĂ tiva
896:2nd Silves
881:2nd Silves
876:1st Silves
791:2nd Lleida
776:5th Lisbon
736:4th Lisbon
666:1st Lleida
626:Candespina
621:6th Toledo
606:Formentera
596:3rd Lisbon
576:Mollerussa
559:5th Toledo
554:4th Toledo
534:2nd Lisbon
519:3rd Toledo
489:2nd Toledo
377:1st Toledo
320:Polvoraria
263:1st Lisbon
253:RĂo QuirĂłs
248:Las Babias
115:, king of
1545:2°42âČ00âłW
1506:Chronicle
1408:Chronicle
1387:Chronicle
1318:4nd Ceuta
1308:3nd Ceuta
1301:2nd Ceuta
1296:1st Ceuta
1209:Antequera
1060:Andalusia
1040:3rd Jerez
1030:2nd Jerez
965:1st Jerez
938:PenĂscola
906:Talamanca
861:2nd Ăvora
846:Calatrava
836:Tarragona
821:Juromenha
811:1st Ăvora
761:Al-Ludjdj
731:2nd Coria
711:1st Coria
646:Martorell
631:Vatalandi
549:Consuegra
469:Golpejera
454:Barbastro
392:Estercuel
223:Covadonga
88:Banu Qasi
42:Banu Qasi
1434:(1984),
1152:Estepona
1080:Iznalloz
1015:3rd Jaén
975:Burriana
960:2nd Jaén
933:1st Jaén
918:Al-DÄmĆ«s
856:Abrantes
751:Albacete
726:Trancoso
601:Talavera
581:Balaguer
499:Sagrajas
464:Llantada
387:Simancas
382:Alhandic
315:Morcuera
285:Pancorbo
155:Chronica
101:invested
62:Andalusi
44:lord of
1504:In the
1333:Melilla
1313:TĂ©touan
1172:Linuesa
1142:Getares
995:Algarve
985:El Puig
980:CĂłrdoba
953:PortopĂ
901:Alarcos
806:Palmela
781:Sacavém
771:Sacavém
716:Ourique
676:Corbins
661:Cutanda
651:Coimbra
539:Alcoraz
484:Morella
459:Paterna
449:Coimbra
419:Cervera
300:Albelda
295:Clavijo
82:of the
66:Spaniae
1367:ransom
1363:Emenon
1359:Sancho
1328:Asilah
1291:Strait
1254:MĂĄlaga
1249:Lucena
1177:Guadix
1075:MoclĂn
1055:Martos
841:Cuenca
706:Leiria
681:AlcalĂĄ
544:Bairén
504:Tudela
434:Albesa
258:Oviedo
162:245 AH
129:Riojan
125:Toledo
109:Basque
52:, and
50:Terrer
1495:, 27.
1373:Notes
1050:Ăcija
886:Tomar
871:Alvor
746:Soure
721:Oreja
701:Fraga
691:Aceca
611:Ibiza
586:Uclés
514:Aledo
509:TĂ©var
474:Cabra
444:Graus
402:Rueda
243:Lutos
1361:and
1349:The
1286:Salé
1122:Teba
1025:Faro
1010:Biar
970:Ares
429:TorĂ
147:The
93:The
79:wÄli
24:The
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1487:,
144:.
90:.
56:,
48:,
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