Siege of Carmona (763)
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The siege of Carmona was a military engagement between the Umayyads and the Abbasids, who besieged the city of Carmona, where Abd al-Rahman garrisoned himself there, in an attempt to install Abbasid rule in Andalusia. The Umayyads decisively defeated the Abbasids and prevented their invasion.
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Siege of Carmona (763) | |||||||
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Abd al-Rahman I | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Emirate of Córdoba | Abbasid Caliphate | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Abd al-Rahman I | al-Ala ibn Mughith al-Judhami † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
700 men | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Heavy |
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