At a glance
- Era
- Abbasid Fragmentation
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- Review
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In time
In space
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Overview
Toledo was one of the first great Andalusian cities the Franks recovered, in 478 AH, from al-Qadir bi-llah, son of Dhu al-Nun. Alfonso besieged it very hard, said to be for seven years. 2
The date
The accounts differ on the day. In Ibn Khallikan it was Tuesday, the first of Safar; in Ibn Alqama, Wednesday the tenth of Muharram. 3
The reports
Al-Maqqari reports from Ibn Bassam that wheat used to stay stored in the people of the city for fifty years. In the year of the taking it spoiled quickly. 2
The enemy made its people submit to his judgement, and Ibn Dhi al-Nun came out holding an astrolabe. The king began converting the mosque into a church in Rabi al-Awwal 496 AH. At its taking Ibn al-Assal composed verses urging the people of al-Andalus to leave. 4
The battle of al-Zallaqa took place the following year. 2
Connections
- Had participant
- al-Ma'mun al-Qadir ibn Dhi'l-Nun
- Occurred at
- Toledo
People and things also explored
The Conquest of Toledo· The Battle of Wadi Salit (c. 240 AH)· al-Andalus· al-Ma'mun al-Qadir ibn Dhi'l-Nun· Toledo· Ahl al-Harb (the people at war with the Muslims, their status and the rules that govern dealings with them)· Anfal (spoils and the other gains taken from the enemy, and their divisions)· The angels at Badr
Sources
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p. 352-354, 447-448
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p.352-354
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p.353-354
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p.352-354, 447-448
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islam.museum contributors. “The Franks' taking of Toledo”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/fall-of-toledo-478/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.