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Andalusian Expansion
The Conquest of Asturias
Date
Hijri182 AH/185 AH
Gregorian798 AD/801 AD
Location
AndalusianNorthern Al-Andalus, Western ʼŪrūbbā
EuropeanNorthern Hispania, Western Europe
Result
Andalusian Victory
  • Annexation of the Kingdom of Asturias into the Al-Andalus Sultanate.
  • Removal of the last independent christian kingdom on the peninsula.
  • Consolidation of the peninsula under a single state.
  • Eventual exodus or conversion of local Visigothic population.
  • Destruction of significant internal resistance to Al-Andalus rule.
Belligerents
Andalusian
Visigothic/Allies
Commanders
Andalusian
  • Sheikh Yusuf Al-Mari'yah
Visigothic
  • Lupo of Estorga
  • Count Custentin of Kernev
  • Oliba of the Catholic Rising
Strength
Andalusia
  • 6000 Andalusian troops
  • 2200 Berber mercenaries
Visigothic
  • 3000 Asturian troops
  • 6500 Catholic rebels
  • 600 Kernev troops
Casualties
Andalusian2000 Andalusian troops
900 Berber mercenaries
Visigothic2200 Asturian troops
  • Aurelio de Cantabria
  • Lupo of Estorga
6500 Catholic rebels
  • Oliba of the Catholic Rising
450 Kernev troops
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