Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
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In time
Overview
The enemy overcame Valencia by treaty on Tuesday the seventeenth of Safar 636 AH. 2
The appeal
Ibn al-Abbar wrote to the sultan of Ifriqiya appealing with a poem. The sultan hastened to help its people, and loaded fleets with money, food and clothing, until the enemy overcame it. 2
Its people made a covenant with the Christian that he would give them their lives in 637 AH. 2
The date of the event in the Gregorian calendar is converted. 2
Sources
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p. 464
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p.464
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islam.museum contributors. “The fall of Valencia to the enemy”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/fall-of-valencia-636/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.