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Conquest of Mérida

Conquest of Mérida was a siege conducted in October AD 712 at Mérida, in what is now Spain; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Umayyad conquest of Hispania, which ran from AD 711 to AD 726. The recorded result: Umayyad victory; Muslim Hegemony in southern Spain. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtOctober AD 712ran into the following year
WhereMérida, Spain38.916N, 6.333W
OutcomeUmayyad victory; Muslim Hegemony in southern Spain
BelligerentsVisigothic KingdomagainstUmayyad Caliphate
Casualties and lossesHeavyandHeavy
Part ofUmayyad conquest of HispaniaAD 711 to AD 726

Where it sits in the Umayyad conquest of Hispania

Siege of Córdoba, AD 711Battle of Guadalete, AD 711Battle of Écija, AD 711Conquest of Mérida, AD 712Capture of Málaga, AD 713Capture of Seville by the Umayyad army, AD 713Battle of Orihuela, AD 713AD 711AD 713Conquest of Mérida, AD 712
7 placed engagements of the Umayyad conquest of Hispania in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateOctober AD 712 (month precision)
to 30 June AD 713
PlaceMérida, Spain
38.916N, 6.333W
KindSiege, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesHeavyHeavy
Commanders
  • Musa ibn Nusayr
Conquest of MéridaConquest of MéridaBattle of MéridaBattle of MontijoBattle of AlmendralejoBattle of MedellínBattle of MiajadasBattle of MontijoBattle of AlmendralejoBattle of MiajadasCórdobaÉvoraBejaCastelo BrancoPortalegre100 km38.916N, 6.333W
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Conquest of Mérida is one of 144 engagements of the 8th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q11949542, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Conquest of Mérida (712–713), revision 1370612279, 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.