Battle·Abbasid
Battle of Zallaqa Halts Christian Advance in Iberia
- Date
- 23 October 1086 CE479 AH940 years ago
- Place
- Zallaqa, near Badajoz, al-Andalus
- People
- Yusuf ibn Tashfin, Alfonso VI
The Battle of Zallaqa, also called Sagrajas, took place on 23 October 1086 near Badajoz. The Almoravid army under Yusuf ibn Tashfin defeated the forces of King Alfonso VI of Castile and Leon. The Almoravids had been invited to Iberia by the taifa rulers of al-Andalus. Their victory slowed the Christian advance and led to Almoravid rule over much of al-Andalus.
Why it matters
It halted the Christian advance for a time and opened the way for Almoravid rule in al-Andalus.