Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Wadih al-Siqlabi

Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba general (died 1011)

Wadih al-Siqlabi is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1009 and 1013: 4 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day Spain. Taken in date order, the sites lie 785 km apart end to end, 196 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Fitna of al-Andalus (5).

Battle of Alcalá de HenaresBattle of CantichBattle of Aqbat al-BakrBattle of the Guadiaro RiverSiege and fall of CórdobaBattle of Alcalá de HenaresBattle of CantichBattle of Aqbat al-BakrBattle of the Guadiaro RiverSiege and fall of CórdobaMadridLisbonSevilleValenciaMurciaGranada‎CádizGibraltarSetúbalCeuta200 km38.391N, 4.320W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1009: 2 engagements2 in 10091010: 2 engagements2 in 10101013: 1 engagements10091013
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Alcalá de Henares, 1009Battle of Cantich, 1009Battle of Aqbat al-Bakr, 1010Battle of the Guadiaro River, 1010Siege and fall of Córdoba, 101310091013
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1009Battle of Alcalá de HenaresCastle of Alcalá la Vieja, Alcalá de Henares, SpainBerber-Castilian victory
5 November 1009Battle of CantichJabalquinto, Spain276 km SBerber-Castilian victory; Sulayman ibn al-Hakam becomes...
2 June 1010Battle of Aqbat al-BakrEspiel, Spain115 km WRebel-Catalan victory
21 June 1010Battle of the Guadiaro RiverGuadiaro, Spain211 km SBerber victory
1013Siege and fall of CórdobaCórdoba, Spain182 km NBerber victory; Sulayman ibn al-Hakam restored as Caliph of...

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.