بلاط الشهداء
بلاط الشهداء
The 'Martyrs' Causeway' in Francia — Poitiers — where al-Ghafiqi's army was destroyed in Ramadan 114; the battle took its name from the place 1.
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Balat al-Shuhada (Poitiers): a place in the land of the Franks. The army of Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi, the commander of al-Andalus, was struck there in Ramadan in the year 114 AH, and the battle is known by it, according to al-Maqqari. 2
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- Place of death of
- عبد الرحمن بن عبد الله الغافقي
- Site of
- وقعة بلاط الشهداء
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Sources
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari, p. 272
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari, p.272
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islam.museum contributors. “بلاط الشهداء”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/balat-al-shuhada/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.