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Badajoz

Badajoz is a city in western Spain, near the border with Portugal. In the eleventh century it was the capital of a Muslim taifa kingdom. The Almoravid victory over Alfonso VI at the Battle of Sagrajas in 1086 took place near Badajoz, beginning Almoravid domination of al-Andalus.

Badajoz
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Mentioned in 3 profiles

Almoravid EmpireMilitaryEmirate of CórdobaDeclineKingdom of LeónMilitary

Mentioned in 5 state histories

Marwanid BadajozTaifa of BadajozTaifa of LisbonSecond Taifa of BadajozKingdom of the Algarve

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Badajoz. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/badajoz
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