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- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
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Overview
The battle of Wadi Salit, around 240 AH, in which the amir Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman met the people of Toledo and the two kings of Galicia and the Vascones whom they had called in to help. 2
What happened
The people of Toledo had rebelled when the amir took command in 238 AH, and they called for the help of the lord of Galicia in 240 AH. 3
The amir met them at Wadi Salit, where he had laid an ambush for them, and inflicted a defeat on them. The number of the dead from the people of Toledo and their allies reached twenty thousand, according to al-Maqqari. 2
Connections
- Occurred at
- Toledo
- Had participant
- محمد الأول بن عبد الرحمن
People and things also explored
The Conquest of Toledo· The Franks' taking of Toledo· al-Andalus· Cordoba· محمد الأول بن عبد الرحمن· Toledo· Abu Muslim Enters Marw and His Partisans Fall upon Mudar· The Akhlat fitna and massacre (604 AH)
Sources
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p. 386
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p.386
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p.386 n.3
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Battle of Wadi Salit (c. 240 AH)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/wadi-salit-massacre-240/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.