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Battle of Sagrajas

Battle of Sagrajas was a battle fought on 23 October 1086 at Badajoz, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Almoravid conquest of al-Andalus, which ran from 1086 to 1147. The recorded result: Muslim Coalition victory.

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Illustration by Alfredo Roque Gameiro in the book História de Portugal, popular e ilustrada, by Manuel Pinheiro Chagas
Illustration by Alfredo Roque Gameiro in the book História de Portugal, popular e ilustrada, by Manuel Pinheiro Chagas. Roque Gameiro, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought23 October 1086
WhereBadajoz, Spain38.923N, 6.901W
OutcomeMuslim Coalition victory
BelligerentsKingdom of León; Kingdom of Castile; Kingdom of AragonagainstAlmoravid dynasty; Taifa of Seville; Taifa of Badajoz; Taifa of Granada; Taifa of Málaga; Taifa of Albarracín
Part ofAlmoravid conquest of al-Andalus1086 to 1147

Where it sits in the Almoravid conquest of al-Andalus

Battle of Sagrajas, 1086Siege of Aledo, 1089Siege of Toledo, 1090Battle of Almodóvar del Río, 1091Siege of Valencia, 1092Battle of Quart de Poblet, 1094Capture of Lisbon, 1094Battle of Bairén, 1097Battle of Consuegra, 1097Siege of Valencia, 1101Battle of Mollerussa, 1102Battle of Uclés, 1108Almoravid campaign in Central Iberia, 1109Siege of Lisbon, 1109Battle of Vatalandi, 1110Capture of Santarém, 11111115 Barcelona raid, 1115Siege of Coimbra, 1117Siege of Calatayud, 1120Battle of Corbins, 1126Battle of Arnisol, 1126Battle of the Alcalans, 1129Capture of Aceca, 1130Battle of Valencia, 1130Battle of Alamin, 1131Andalusian Campaign, 1133Battle of Badajoz, 1134Battle of Fraga, 1134Capture of Leiria, 1137Battle of Guadalquivir, 1138Siege of Coria, 1138Siege of Oreja, 1139Battle of Ourique, 1139Battle of Trancoso, 1140Siege of Coria, 1142Battle of Montiel, 1143Capture of Soure, 1144Siege of Lisbon, 1147Siege of Lleida, 114910861149Battle of Sagrajas, 1086
39 placed engagements of the Almoravid conquest of al-Andalus in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date23 October 1086
PlaceBadajoz, Spain
38.923N, 6.901W
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthMuslim Sources: 60,000-80,000; English Sources: 80,000; Spanish Sources: 2,500Muslim Sources: 48,000; English Sources: 25,000; Spanish Sources: 7,500
Casualties and lossesMuslim Sources: only 500 survived; English Sources: 24,000 dead; Spanish Sources: 1,250 deadAverage casualties
Commanders
  • Yusuf ibn Tashfin
  • Al Mu'tamid ibn Abbad
  • Abdallah ibn Buluggin
Battle of SagrajasBattle of SagrajasSecond siege of BadajozSecond Siege of Badajoz, Part IIBattle of the GeboraSiege of BadajozSiege of BadajozSecond siege of BadajozBattle of the GeboraSetúbalÉvoraLeiriaBejaCastelo BrancoSantarémPortalegre100 km38.923N, 6.901W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Sagrajas
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Sagrajas today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2024-07-14. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024.

The recorded site stands at about 178 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 159 to 230 m, 71 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 49% cropland, 28% grassland, 16% tree cover.

cropland: 49%grassland: 28%tree cover: 16%shrubland: 3%cropland 49%grassland 28%tree cover 16%shrubland 3%
west to east, 10.0 km168 to 182 mnorth to south, 10.0 km162 to 224 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

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Elsewhere in 1086

Battle of Sagrajas 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 Q392538, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sagrajas, revision 1377036890, 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.