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Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa | |||||||
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Part of the Reconquista and Spanish Christian-Muslim War (1172-1212) | |||||||
![]() Portrayal of the battle by Francisco de Paula Van Halen (1864) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
| Almohad Caliphate | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Centre: Vanguard:
Right wing: Left wing: | Muhammad al-Nasir | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
12,000–14,000[4] | 22,000–30,000[4][5] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
~2,000[6] | ~20,000[8] |
The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, known in Islamic history as the Battle of Al-Uqab (Arabic: معركة العقاب), took place on 16 July 1212 and was an important turning point in the Reconquista and the medieval history of Spain.[9] The Christian forces of King Alfonso VIII of Castile, were joined by the armies of his rivals, Sancho VII of Navarre and Peter II of Aragon, in battle[10] against the Almohad Muslim rulers of the southern half of the Iberian Peninsula. The caliph al-Nasir (Miramamolín in the Spanish chronicles) led the Almohad army, made up of people from all over the Almohad Caliphate.
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