Battle of Pancorbo (816)
The Battle of Pancorbo took place in 816 between a Moorish army from the Emirate of Cordoba sent by Al-Hakam I and under the control of Abd al-Karim ibn Abd al-Wahid ibn Mugit and pro-Frankish forces under the control of Balask al-Yalasqi. The battle was fought when the Córdoban forces attempted to cross the pass at Pancorbo.
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| Part of the Reconquista | |||||||
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| Asturians, Basques | Emirate of Córdoba | ||||||
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Balask al-Yalasqi † Garcia ibn Lubb † Sancho † Ṣaltān † | Abd al-Karim ibn Abd al-Wahid | ||||||
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The battle resulted in a Córdoban victory and was instrumental in the Basque revolt and the establishment of Íñigo Arista of Pamplona as a major player in the contemporary Iberian political scene.
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