Siege of Mérida
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The Siege of Mérida was a pivotal early 8th-century military engagement in which Umayyad forces captured the important Visigothic stronghold of Mérida, helping secure Muslim control over much of the Iberian Peninsula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Mérida canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| attacker |
Umayyad army
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad forces
|
| belligerent |
Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
Visigothic loyalist forces ⓘ |
| cityStatusAtTime |
important administrative and military center
ⓘ
major Visigothic stronghold ⓘ |
| combatantReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa
ⓘ
Musa ibn Nusayr ⓘ |
| conflictType | Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| contributedTo | collapse of remaining organized Visigothic resistance in western Iberia ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ |
| defender | Visigothic garrison of Mérida ⓘ |
| duration | approximately one year ⓘ |
| effect |
consolidation of Muslim control over much of the Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
end of Visigothic control of Mérida ⓘ |
| endTime | 713 ⓘ |
| era | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| followedBy | Umayyad advance into western and northern Iberia ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Hispania (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hispania
|
| location |
Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
Lusitania ⓘ Mérida ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fall of an important Visigothic urban center
ⓘ
role in securing Muslim rule over much of Iberia ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | local Visigothic leaders of Mérida ⓘ |
| partOf |
Umayyad conquest of Hispania
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad conquest of the Iberian Peninsula
|
| partOfCampaign | Muslim expansion into Western Europe ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Guadalete ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation |
Mérida, Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Mérida, Extremadura, Spain
|
| result |
Umayyad victory
ⓘ
capture of Mérida by Umayyad forces ⓘ |
| startTime | 713 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
capture of a major Visigothic stronghold
ⓘ
control of key routes in western Hispania ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 8th century ⓘ |
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