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Battle of Lorca

Battle of Lorca was a battle fought in 1042 at Lorca, in what is now Spain. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Lorca. It was part of taifa (first period). The recorded result: Zirid victory; Independence of the Taifa of Almería from the Taifa of Valencia. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1042
WhereLorca, Spain37.683N, 1.700W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeZirid victory; Independence of the Taifa of Almería from the Taifa of Valencia
BelligerentsZirid Taifa of GranadaagainstTaifa of Valencia; Taifa of Dénia; Catalan mercenaries
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part oftaifa (first period)

Where it sits in taifa (first period)

Battle of al-Funt, 1038Battle of Écija, 1039Battle of Arjona, 1041Battle of Lorca, 1042Siege of Málaga, 1065Battle of Cabra, 107910381079Battle of Lorca, 1042
6 placed engagements of taifa (first period) in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1042 (year precision)
PlaceLorca, Spain
37.683N, 1.700W
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Badis ibn Habus
  • Samuel ibn Naghrillah
  • Abd al-Aziz al-Mansur
  • Mujahid al-Muwaffaq
Battle of LorcaBattle of LorcaBattle of Los AlporchonesRazia of 1330Siege of AledoBattle of Fahs al-JullabSiege of BariaBattle of Los AlporchonesBattle of Fahs al-JullabSiege of BariaGranada‎AlicanteAlmeríaLinares100 km37.683N, 1.700W
Placed at Lorca; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Lorca is one of 334 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 1,204 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q135225845, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lorca (1042), revision 1379607046, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.