Battle of Ourique
1139 battle of the Portuguese Reconquista / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Ourique (Arabic: معركة أوريكه) took place on 25 July 1139, in which the forces of Portuguese count Afonso Henriques (of the House of Burgundy) defeated those led by the Almoravid governor of Córdoba, Muhammad Az-Zubayr Ibn Umar, identified as "King Ismar" in Christian chronicles.
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Part of the Portuguese Reconquista | |||||||
"The Miracle of Ourique" by Domingos Sequeira (1793) | |||||||
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County of Portugal | Almoravids | ||||||
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Muhammad Az-Zubayr Ibn Umar | |||||||
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