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Alliance of Castile and León

Type Event Region Iberia Time 1007

In 1067 CE, King Alfonso V of León and Count Sancho García of Castile formed a military alliance against Andalusian armies as the Amirids under Abd a…

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  1. 1007Douro River basin · Douro RiverAbd al-Malik al-Muzaffar led his army north to raid the León–Castile frontier, threatening the defenses east of Zamora.
  2. 1007Clunia · CastileAlfonso V and Sancho García coordinated their forces to meet the attack, but the coalition failed to hold strongholds such as Clunia, exposing the continued weakness of frontier defenses.

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