Christian–Muslim frontier wars

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The Christian–Muslim frontier wars were a series of protracted military and religious conflicts between Christian kingdoms and Muslim-ruled territories on the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages, forming a central part of the broader Reconquista.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval war
military conflict
religious conflict
characterizedBy long-term intermittent conflict
military frontier zones (marches)
religiously framed ideology
chronologicalContext Middle Ages
conflictBetween Christian kingdoms
Muslim-ruled territories
endTime late 15th century
geographicalScope al-Andalus
linked to: Al-Andalus

northern Iberian Christian kingdoms
hasAspect frontier warfare
raids and counter-raids
religious justification of war
settlement and repopulation of frontier zones
shifting alliances across religious lines
siege warfare
hasMainBelligerent Almohad Caliphate
linked to: Almohad dynasty

Almoravid dynasty
Caliphate of Córdoba
Crown of Aragon
Emirate of Córdoba
Kingdom of Castile
Kingdom of León
Kingdom of Portugal
Nasrid Emirate of Granada
linked to: Kingdom of Granada

Taifa kingdoms
linked to: taifa kingdoms
historicalRegion Douro valley
linked to: Douro basin

Ebro valley
linked to: Ebro basin

Tagus valley
linked to: Tagus Basin

al-Andalus frontier
influenced Christian–Muslim relations in the western Mediterranean
formation of medieval Iberian Christian kingdoms
location Iberian Peninsula
partOf Reconquista
relatedTo Crusades
Portuguese Reconquista
Spanish Reconquista
linked to: Reconquista
religiousAspect Christianity
Islam
result contraction of Muslim-ruled territories in Iberia
expansion of Christian-ruled territories in Iberia
significantEvent Battle of Covadonga
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
Fall of Granada
linked to: Granada War

Siege of Toledo (1085)
startTime 8th century

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Battle of Simancas partOf Christian–Muslim frontier wars
Battle of San Esteban de Gormaz partOf Christian–Muslim wars in the Iberian Peninsula
linked to: Christian–Muslim frontier wars
Ramiro II of León conflict Christian–Muslim wars in the Iberian Peninsula
linked to: Christian–Muslim frontier wars
Taifa of Toledo partOfConflict Christian–Muslim frontier in Iberia
linked to: Christian–Muslim frontier wars
Taifa of Granada partOfConflict Christian–Muslim frontier conflicts in Iberia
linked to: Christian–Muslim frontier wars