Ordoño II
king of Leon
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conflict with ʿAbd al-Raḥmān III
- In ʿAbd al-Raḥmān III: Campaigns against the Christians
An expedition commanded by Ordoño II, then vassal king of Galicia and later king of Leon, into Muslim territory in the summer of 913, especially his sack of Evora (Talavera) and the massacre of its Muslim population, produced widespread resentment in Muslim Spain. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān decided to counterattack, which…
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