Battle of Toulouse (721)
Aquitanian–Umayyad battle in medieval France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other battles with the same name, see Battle of Toulouse.
The Battle of Toulouse (721) was a victory of an Aquitanian Christian army led by Odo the Great, Duke of Aquitaine over an Umayyad Muslim army besieging the city of Toulouse, led by al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani, the Umayyad wāli (governor-general) of al-Andalus. The decisive Aquitanian victory checked the spread of Umayyad control westward from Narbonne into Aquitaine.
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Battle of Toulouse | |||||||
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Part of the Islamic invasion of Gaul | |||||||
Toulouse seen from the hills of Pech-David | |||||||
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Duchy of Aquitaine[1] | Umayyad Caliphate[1] | ||||||
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Odo the Great[1] | Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani †[1] | ||||||
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Unknown | Unknown |
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