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Overview
At the end of Ramadan 92 AH Tariq ibn Ziyad met the army of King Roderic near Shadhuna. The Muslims won a decisive victory, the Gothic army was routed, and the road to the conquest opened. 2
Its significance
According to the book, historians hold that this battle decided the fate of al-Andalus in favour of the Muslims. 2
The Hijri date is given as the book gives it; it has not been converted to the Gregorian calendar. The book probably refers to the same engagement that another source calls the battle of Wadi Lakka; linking the two needs an additional source.
Sources
- Muhammad Qabbani, The Umayyad State from Birth to Fall (Damascus: Dar Wahy al-Qalam, 2006) , p. 45
- Muhammad Qabbani, The Umayyad State from Birth to Fall (Damascus: Dar Wahy al-Qalam, 2006) , p.45
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islam.museum contributors. “Battle of Shadhuna”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/battle-of-shadhuna/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.