Upper March of al-Andalus
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The Upper March of al-Andalus was the northern frontier region of Muslim-ruled Iberia, centered around the Ebro Valley, that served as a key military and administrative buffer zone against Christian kingdoms to the north.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division
ⓘ
frontier province ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Zaragoza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Christian kingdoms of northern Iberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Zaragoza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| correspondsTo |
parts of modern Aragon
ⓘ
parts of modern La Rioja ⓘ parts of modern Navarre ⓘ |
| country |
Caliphate of Córdoba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Umayyad caliphs of Córdoba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umayyad emirs of Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early Islamic rule in the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | defense against Frankish and Christian expansion ⓘ |
| historicalOutcome | progressive loss to expanding Christian polities ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic (administrative language)
ⓘ
Basque (in some northern areas) ⓘ Romance vernaculars ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ebro Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Calatayud
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huesca NERFINISHED ⓘ Tudela NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaragoza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorRiver | Ebro River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryArchitecture |
border fortresses
ⓘ
fortified cities ⓘ |
| militarySignificance | frontier zone for raids and counter-raids ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Carolingian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Asturias NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Pamplona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationComposition |
Christians
ⓘ
Jews ⓘ Muslims ⓘ |
| regionToday | northern Spain ⓘ |
| religion | Islam (dominant ruling religion) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
administrative buffer zone
ⓘ
military buffer zone ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of passes between Ebro Valley and Pyrenees
ⓘ
control of routes between al-Andalus and the Carolingian frontier ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | thaghr (march) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
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