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Battle of Écija

Battle of Écija was a battle fought in AD 711 at Écija, in what is now Spain. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Écija. It was part of the Umayyad conquest of Hispania, which ran from AD 711 to AD 726. The recorded result: Umayyad victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 711
WhereÉcija, Spain37.541N, 5.079W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeUmayyad victory
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 713Battle of Écija, AD 711
7 placed engagements of the Umayyad conquest of Hispania in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 711 (year precision)
PlaceÉcija, Spain
37.541N, 5.079W
KindBattle, medieval
Territorial changeÉcija falls to Muslims
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesHeavyHeavy
Commanders
  • Tariq ibn Ziyad
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Placed at Écija; 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 Écija 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 Q133799914, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Écija (711), revision 1370602866, 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.