Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Sulayman ibn al-Hakam

ruler of Córdoba (r. 1009-10, 1013-16), AD 965 to 1016

Sulayman ibn al-Hakam is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1009 and 1016: 5 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day Spain. Taken in date order, the sites lie 785 km apart end to end, 157 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Fitna of al-Andalus (6).

Capture of CórdobaBattle 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
6 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 engagements1016: 1 engagements10091016
6 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, 1013Capture of Córdoba, 101610091016
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1009Battle of Alcalá de HenaresSpainBerber-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...
1016Capture of CórdobaSpain0 km NCoalition victory; Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir becomes Caliph...

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.