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Christian Reconquista Advance

Type Event Region Europe Time 901–1000

In the 10th century, northern Iberian Christian states expanded south through conquest, repoblación, and feudal integration, reaching the Duero and E…

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  1. c. 910–950Duero River basin · Castile and LeónThe Kingdom of León and the County of Castile pushed south along the Duero, gradually gnawing away at the Muslim frontier through chains of fortresses and repoblación settlements; the offensive became more secure after the Battle of Simancas (939).
  2. c. 920–970Southern foothills of the Pyrenees · NavarreUnder rulers such as Sancho Garcés I, the Kingdom of Navarre expanded eastward, gaining control of La Rioja and, together with León and Catalonia, forming a multi-front encirclement of al-Andalus.
  3. 901–1000Iberian Peninsula · Iberian PeninsulaChristian rulers promoted repoblación in newly conquered areas by granting land and building networks of monasteries and castles, turning military conquest into lasting rule; the feudal fief system gradually matured in the northern kingdoms.

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