Conquest of Seville (712)
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| Conquest of Seville (712) | |||||||
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| Part of Umayyad conquest of Hispania | |||||||
 Musa's march into Spain | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Visigothic Kingdom | Umayyad Caliphate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown | Musa ibn Nusayr | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Heavy | Unknown | ||||||
The Conquest of Seville was a successful capture of the city by Umayyad forces led by Musa ibn Nusayr from the Visigothic Kingdom.
With the coming of Germanic people into Hispania in the early 5th century, it was occupied by the Vandals, who took Seville as their capital. But as the Vandals moved to North Africa, the Visigoths took over and made Toledo their capital. Seville lost its political and military power but remained a large and wealthy city with fine monuments and buildings. It was also a religious center in Spain. Seville was situated on the left bank of the Guadalquivir River. It was also a well-fortified city where only from the east could be attacked. The west of it is protected by a river.[1][2]