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Almoravid Northern Expeditions (1112–1114)
The Almoravid northern Expeditions was a series of raids led by Muhammad ibn al-Hajj, the governor of Zaragoza against the Kingdom of Aragon and Catalonia. Background In 1110, the Almoravids took over the Taifa of Zaragoza and its capital Zaragoza. The city of Zaragoza was the most important cities in Sharq al-Andalus, as the Almoravids made it the capital of the Upper March (), It was also a base for them to launch campaigns against the Kingdom of Aragon and Catalan Counties. Expeditions In 1112, Ibn al-Hajj left from Zaragoza with his forces heading to the lands of Aragon, where he destroyed the Huesca region and the surrounding cities, the Almoravid forces reached the town of Ayera northeast of Huesca, where they captured and sacked it. Its governor Íñigo Sanz de Laves was among the prisoners. The invading forces continued their attacks north, raiding the Cinca River (Spain), Cinca River and Pre-Pyrenees, foothills of the Pyrenees Between 1113 and 1114, the Almoravids, led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula ( ), also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in south-western Europe. Mostly separated from the rest of the European landmass by the Pyrenees, it includes the territories of peninsular Spain and Continental Portugal, comprising most of the region, as well as the tiny adjuncts of Andorra, Gibraltar, and, pursuant to the traditional definition of the Pyrenees as the peninsula's northeastern boundary, a small part of France. With an area of approximately , and a population of roughly 53 million, it is the second-largest European peninsula by area, after the Scandinavian Peninsula. Etymology The Iberian Peninsula has always been associated with the River Ebro (Ibēros in ancient Greek and Ibērus or Hibērus in Latin). The association was so well known it was hardly necessary to state; for example, Ibēria was the country "this side of the Ibērus" in Strabo. Pliny the Elder, Pliny goes so far as to assert that the Greeks had called "the whole of the peninsula" Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
