Battle of Écija (1039)

Battle of Écija

The Taifa kingdoms in 1037
Date3 October 1039
Location
Écija
Result Coalition victory
Belligerents
Zirid Taifa of Granada
Taifa of Carmona
Taifa of Málaga		 Abbadid Taifa of Seville
Commanders and leaders
Badis ibn Habus
Samuel ibn Naghrela
Idris I al-Muta'ayyad
Muhammad ibn Abdallah al-Birzali		 Ismail ibn Abbad †
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Écija (1039) took place near Écija on 3 October 1039.[1] The forces of the Taifa of Seville led by Ismail ibn Abbad fought the allied forces of the Taifa of Málaga, Taifa of Granada and the Taifa of Carmona. The battle was a response to the Abbadid dynasty expansionist policies in the neighboring Taifas territories. The battle ended with a coalition victory and the death of Ismail ibn Abbad.[2][3]

Background

In order to conquer the neighboring cities of Seville ruled by the false Hisham II, Ismail ibn Muhammad ibn Abbad launched a campaign in which he defeated and executed Yahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud al-Mu'tali in 1036.[4] Some sources say that Yahya was preparing a siege on Seville from Carmona. Once he left the city to reconnoiter, he was ambushed and killed.[5] Ibn Abbad then attacked his former ally Muhammad ibn Abdallah al-Birzali and seized Osuna and Écija, eventually besieging Carmona.[4] Muhammad al-Birzali feared the Abbadid expansionist campaign and an anti-Abbadid coalition formed with Badis ibn Habus, king of the Taifa of Granada and Idris I al-Muta'ayyad, king of the Taifa of Málaga.[3][6]

Battle

The allies were led by Badis ibn Habus and his vizier Samuel ibn Naghrillah.[1] They confronted Ismail ibn Abbad near Écija, where the latter was defeated and killed, ending his campaign in the region.[2][3]

Aftermath

The towns of Osuna and Écija were likely re-captured by Muhammad ibn Abdallah al-Birzali. He continued his reign in Carmona until he was defeated and killed by Samuel ibn Naghrillah's Taifa of Granada forces, adding Écija to the realm of Badis ibn Habus kingdom in 1044.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Anuario medieval. Anuario Medieval. 1997.
  2. ^ a b Tibi, A. T. (2023-09-29). The Tibyān: Memoirs of 'Abd Allāh B. Buluggīn, Last Zīrid Amīr of Granada. Translated from the Emended Arabic Text and Provided with Introduction, Notes and Comments. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-62420-7.
  3. ^ a b c UNESCO (2011-12-31). The different aspects of islamic culture: The Spread of Islam throughout the World. UNESCO Publishing. ISBN 978-92-3-104153-2.
  4. ^ a b Handler, Andrew (1974). The Zīrids of Granada. University of Miami Press. ISBN 978-0-87024-216-8.
  5. ^ Maqqarī, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad (1843). The History of the Mohammedan Dynasties in Spain: Extracted from the Nafhu-t-tíb Min Ghosni-l-Andalusi-r-rattíb Wa Táríkh Lisánu-d-Dín Ibni-l-Khattíb. Oriental translation fund of Great Britain and Ireland, sold.
  6. ^ Handler, Andrew (1974). The Zīrids of Granada. University of Miami Press. ISBN 978-0-87024-216-8.
  7. ^ Roth, Norman (2024-04-02). Jews, Visigoths and Muslims in Medieval Spain: Cooperation and Conflict. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-62424-5.
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