THE BATTLE OF ALARCOS 1195 - THE FIGHT BETWEEN CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM INTENSIFIES - WOTW EP 8P2
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- A new power in Morocco, the Almohads, seize North Africa and then take Southern Hispania. Their armies are massive and they launch campaigns against the Muslims of Al Andalus and the Christian Kingdoms in the north. A major confrontation between Islam and Christianity is inevitable. At the battle of Alarcos, the Christian King of Castile, Alfonso VIII, is taught a new lesson in humility.
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Thanks everyone for watching - as always, please share on social media and spread word about the podcast. Made a mistake - see if you can find it!
The only mistake I see is that you made this series way too addictive! As a history buff, I'm really enjoying it & am learning quite a bit of new stuff!
Well Done Sir :)
@@jasons2101 Hahah - sorry about that - let me know what you think when you get to episode XI - the Reconquista
@@FlashPointHx Will Do!
congratulations for this absolutely amazing video, unfortunately Morocco's medieval history is heavily underrated and forgotten the Almohads managed to become a major world power at their time starting from absolutely nothing.
thank you for this video
Well said! Thank you for this comment. The North African powers are nearly forgotten.
@@FlashPointHx it's me who thank you for this beautiful video! +1 subscriber
@@FlashPointHx It's a shame, if they had developped, they would have become sreious contendors in Europe.
Ibn Al-Athir said about this battle and what happened next
( They met on 9 sha'ban (19 July 1195) north Cordoba ,at the castle of Rabah and fought a fierce battle ,fortune initially went against the muslims but then it returned against the Franks (Spaniards) who fled in a most terrible rout the muslims were victorious over them (...) the number of Franks (spaniards) who were killed was 146,000 and 13,000 were taken prisoner ,the muslims took much booty (...) among the muslims about 20,000 were killed
Abu Yusuf pursued the Franks when they fled in defeat he saw they had taken the castle of Rabah but had left it in fear and terror ,he took it and then returned to Sevilla
As for Alfonso (8) ,after his defeat he shaved his head ,inverted his cross and took to riding a donkey he swore that he would not ride a horse or a mule until christendom was victorious.He assembled great hosts ,newsof which reached Ya'qub who sent to the Maghrib Marrakech and elsewhere ,calling people to arms without complusion ,a great volunteers and enlisted men come to him
"-They met again in battle in Rab'i 592 (Feb 1196) and the Franks (Spaniards) were badly defeated ,the muslims seized as spoil what money weapons and mounts they had with them ...Ya'qub then marched to Toledo ,which they put under siege and attacked fiercely ,He cut down its trees and carried out raids on the surrounding districts where he conquered several fortresses and killed the men ,en-slaved the women ,destroyed the houses and razed the walls
When the Year 593H [1197 AD] arrived ,He marched out into Frankish lands and acted as he had on the first and second occasions ,the Franks found their territory squeezed and they were humiliated .their princes gathered and sent asking for peace .He granted their request having first intended to refuse wishing to persist with the JIHAD until he finished with them .
However ,he received news of Ali ibn Ishaq ,the Almoravid from Majorca ,that he had perpetrated the dreadful deeds in Ifriqiya .He therefore abandoned his purpose made peace with them for 5 years and returned to Marrakech at the end of the year 593 [ended November 1197])
Fuck the banu ghania
Franks = french not spaniards goofy
@@smal750 In this context, Franks or Rum are basically any european people. Just like how iberians would call any muslim by the terme moor and sarasin.
The Almohad elite forces are not messing around.
No kidding - you would know when you're on the business end of one of their attacks
Who wouldve known , Morocco is a country rich in history and culture
Insane history and amazing culture. I went with a friend and traveled through morocco for a month. We saw everything from Roman ruins to bronze age dwellings to medieval cities. Absolutely fabulous.
@@FlashPointHxlove the knowledge ur dropping about our country, thank you.
@@FlashPointHxyou’re always welcomed, I recommend going to dakhla next or Agadir cheers
Simply amazing! As someone who considers himself to be will versed in Andalusian history, allow me to congratulate you on your work of high scholarship. Please keep these videos coming.
Thank you so much! I think this is a timeperiod Which often gets overlooked. It is rather unfortunate as it is a very fascinating chapter of human history. I’m really happy that you like the show, and I am curious as to what you will think of the upcoming Reconquista videos.
Let me know if I can be of assistance. I am all about Al-Andalusia
Allow me to suggest you make the Siege of Lisbon in 1145 your next project. It was a critical juncture in the history of reconquest of the Iberian peninsula, and marked the establishments of the kingdom of Portugal.
@@esulfab99 You wouldn't happen to have any high res videos of the Alhambra would you?
"who needs reinforcements"
- Alfonso IX
Very interesting video. Didn't know about these guys at all, it really makes you wonder how much of history people don't know because it's so vast, so I'm glad you brought light to it.
Best,
Artus B.
I'm really happy that you liked this and that you gained from it!
I just don't get it. The lack of views and the lack of subscribers. This is quality stuff here! Something has got to give. All this is an excellent backdrop for your goal of ..... Conquistadores vs Azteca empire.
I’m hoping when I get to the Christian side of things, it will get more views. The Reconquista is the next episode and then on to Alphonso X ‘El Sabio’ - the wise. Who is a National icon in Spain - which will be Episode 10. Before moving on to Isabella . It’s a bit frustrating to see such little growth.
@@FlashPointHx I dont know does it effect you but let me say this.....
***Never give up****
Thank you my friend - it is ALWAYS good to have encouragement in this sort of thing. All the best! @@TheCoolayaz
The christians weren't outnumbered at the Battle of Alarcos. Rather they outnumbered the muslims by far. Alfonso VIII had the largest army in western Europe at that time
almohad were 50K alphonso was 100K
False!
Iberians: 25000
moslems: 30000
Smoking Moroccan hash using a rolling paper made in Spain and watching Flash Point History what more could you ask for
hahahah - awesome
As Muslims, despite the great victory in this battle, we don't like to mention it very much, because shortly after 1211, you know the rest.
Thats understandable - Alarcos and Las Navas happened on opposite ends of the steep valley
Still, over 146,000 Castillians were killed in a single day.
@@Zakariya3603😅 oui elle est bien votre religion de paix 🖕🖕
146000 ? Thats larger than any Roman Army deployed in one place.
The armies of the middle ages in Europe were quite small, the most common was 8000 to 11000. Very rarely exceededing 30000
I'm glad and proud to be son of the Berber Empires almohad and Almoravids ♓♓♓🇲🇦
you cant actually knoww if u r berber or or arab sice mixing has been going on for centuries, best to say u have both.
@@krispy395
Man the science said that there is no arabs genetic in North africa especially Morocco 90% berber genetic 10% European and Caucasian
@@ussefelbennani7249 many arabs moved into morocco with the islamic expansion and many settled there. this is historical fact. the arabs that settled there intermixed with the berber poulation
@@krispy395
Man!! Do u have scientific evidence for this information ? Or just u say what they said in media 🙂.
@@ussefelbennani7249 world leading scholars who have studied about history know that arabs came into morocco, this is historical fact. you are being silly to believe arabs never came to morocco. if you want to believe u are 100% berber u go ahead and believe in ur fantasy. if morocco was 90% berber then moroccans would be speaking that language and not arabic...wake up.
I am Moroccain i live in masmoda
40,000 Almohads defeating over 150,000 Castillians, one of Europe's worst defeats.
150k? Lol okay
Eso es absolutamente falso nunca hubo un ejército castellano así es no tenéis ni idea castilla Aragón o cualquier reino cristiano de la península no podía reunir ni 20000 hombres de guerra mira la población de la época en castilla. Propaganda islámica
Amazing Video! Can't wait for part 3! thank you for putting me at the end of the Video it is an Honor to be featured on such a wonderful Episode!
Congratulations with the arrival of your newborn!! All the best wishes! May You Be Blessed With Lots Of Loving Memories During This Special Time.
Of course! Thanks for being part of this channel and the contributing to the online community around it
Thank you so much!! Yes, it has been a new beginning - a wonderful one!
Excellent video, one does ponder what might have happened if the Almohads focused their attention earlier on against Iberia as opposed to tripoli and continued with the northern offensive after Alarcos.
they would have put the reconquista back hundreds of years if not wiped out the Christian kingdoms all together - we could have an Islamic Spain today
Hello "Flash Point History". Thank you for being impartial and having no Judeo-Christian agenda behind your series, unlike many Orientalists. As a Moroccan who love middle-ages history , I just want to make a notation. The term: Caliph or Khalif in Arabic means the "Successor". As in the Successor of the Prophet Mohammed. Historically there could only be one Caliph at the time. (there was an aberrant time when we had three caliphs: The Umayyad Abd-Arahman Dakhil in Andalousia, the Shia Ismaili Caliph in Cairo, and the Sunni Abbasid Caliph). However Moroccan Kings have never used the term Caliph. They called themselves Sultans. Which means the ones with power. After the Abbasid empire collapse, the term Caliph was later used by the Ottomans.
Thank you! If you go back to Episode 1 and 2 I mention this about the Caliph. I'm happy that you like the series.
Myself is very interested of North Africa history and while the Carthage and Roman period is well documented not so much of this period and I thank you for that! People always forget that there is a difference between Arabs ands Berbers who are the native people of North Africa and we have survived trough all history episodes specially North Africa that so many people came and went. So I thank you for this amazing content and you Deserve much more views for sure!
Production budget is crazy. You are a champion. Amazing work sir. Great job.
Much appreciated!
Man your work is so good that i look forward to the next is like being in a history class that i can actually enjoy and learn
hahaha!! This comment has officially made it to the next video!
That intro music is epic!
Glad you liked it - its actually from the TH-cam Archive - surprised it fit into a podcast on Medieval history
Another great video, thank you very much for the content
Hey, entirely my pleasure! Glad you liked it!
Goes on continually in some parts of the globe
Wonderful stuff so informative i ll put this up onfacebook
Thank you ! I appreciate that
لا عالب الا الله
and Muhammad is his prophet
just a bit of an update on the flashpoint runthrough...
as mentioned, he's entering real history now, and he's just very quickly summarizing the outcome of a series of physical battles. he both seems like he's more in his element and like he wants to get it over with.
i don't have any particular comment, other than that i'll let him finish.
just sorting through the timeframes in the list suggests he may get more substantive in the next section.
The Punic wars weren’t real history?
Ibn Al Athir : 146,000 Spanish crusaders were killed and 13,000 prisoners while muslims lost 20,000
Falso revisa la población de castilla de la época.ni 20000 hombres de guerra conseguiría reunir,propaganda
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Thank you for your wonderful work!
You are so welcome!! I'm glad you really liked it.
Alfonso 8 sent his wife and daughters and other women to beg almansur for mercy in the gates of toledo . And almansur agreed to left the siege and return with only paiement and a truce or vasalisation of castille wich he will regret because alfonso like almost all the christian kings before and after him didnt keep his promesse and attacked as soon as almohades where subjugating an uprising in tripoli
@@alclca3453 lool stfu and go read
@@alclca3453 almasur had with him about 60000 man and just won a crushing victory vortually eliminating the castillian army from existence and you say that he had no power to take toledo wow just wow
@@alclca3453 first ots almohades who crushed castille in alarcos
second almohad empire streched from tripoli in the east to la algarve in the west and controlled half of the iberian peninsula .
Third alarcos itself was a great fortresse taken by almansur i dont know if not by siege equipment then by what did he take it .
And last the 60k figure is not suggested by me but by spanishs historians such fransisco javier simonet
Good night
Good job, but there are some details still missing such the number of both armies which the Castillians has a massive out numbered army supported by the Pope with severals europian kingdoms.
Very good concept, using an ancient map as the "story book", for the documentary. How about other maps, the Piri Reis map, or the Mercator maps and many others. It could work.
Thanks - have you seen my latest map video on the Catalan Atlas?
@@FlashPointHx Yes, that is why I suggested same idea with other very interesting maps.
Can't believe I have just discovered this channel. I'm now like a kid in a sweets shop 😁
That is awesome!
Almohades 🇲🇦🔥
Nice work with this video, don't usually see this knowledge of spanish medieval history in english videos about the subject in TH-cam...It was very pleasent to listen to it. The only thing I am not sure about is that the almohads could control all the peninsula If they hadn't commit that mistakes, the situation in 712 B.C. was far more complicated and didn't end with the total control in the peninsula by the muslims. Some regions are very dificult to control or to have an ocupation force without the favour of the inhabitants. And at the time of the almohad invasion the ideology conflict between islam and christianity was very developed. So I doubt that in the north of Castille and Navarre, or even Aragón, would tolerate their invaders.
Duende Satírico At the time, the only thing that could be done would be the unufication of Al andalûs and its survival to modern day, but with the almoravids there was a possibility of reversing the reconquista. If Ibn Tachfin took Toledo he had the possibility of mopping the floor with the castilians and effectively endin the reconquista, the ideal scenario would be an occupation of the city of Castille, that would fuck some shit up.
You might have been right - the Almohads, despite their power never seemed to commit to the Iberian peninsula. They had a poor logistical supply and I doubt they would have been able to push deep into northern Iberia
@@zdhim2714 Like Flash Point History said, to revert the Reconquista you need centrlized effort and good logistics. The absence of this is not a casual phenomenom, is due the social structure in the Middle Ages, due to feudalism. It was difficult to asamble an army for long periods of time because you always had the ambitions of generals and lords, always conspiring to achieve their goals. To be a monarch or a emperor meaned not to trust very much your vassals. And like I said before, christian population at that time wouldn't tolerate dominion from Al-Andalus, so the resistence against forces in the north of Spain would be something to consider. If they conuered Toledo it would be a painful blow,yes, but a deadly one?You also need to push forward north to León or Burgos, possible candidates to stablish the royal court. The king of Castille now has a good reason to distract the nobles with a cause, reconquering Toledo, to unify them and also take some prestige with a campaign against a common foe.Nobles could pillage and get ransom without any remorse because the enemies are muslim and not christian and they don't have to calculate very much the political consecuences of their actions.So..They take Toledo...Yes,that wouldn't end in my opinion the reconquista.You also have to deal with three other kingdoms, Navarre,Portugal, and Aragon.
@@zdhim2714 Also the survival of Al-Andalus to the modern day was very compromised after the battle of Las Navas. And in the XIV century the Kingdom of Granada was playing defensively and participating in the fighting between the christian kingdoms trying to mantain it's importance. I also hardly doubt due to the improvement in wargear along Europe and the changes in the late medieval european societies that could resist the push of the Iberian Kingdoms. The Fall of Granada was the killing blow of Isabel of Castille when they needed no more money or support from the muslim kingdom of Granada and religion and royal birth rights were the only way to create a solid union between the diferent kingdoms.
@@zdhim2714 And last but not least, the economic growth, the demographic growth of the northern kingdoms and of Europe in general and the develop of the cities were increasing resources for the kings. Even If you loose men in a battle. Generally speaking Europe is growing and pushing it's limits forward. And also the conection of the christian iberian kingdoms with the rest of Europe was good, like it was seen on the battle of las Navas.
Jacob Almansur Rex
Another great video! Was that a Simpsons reference at 13:47?
hahaha. Yeah ! The Simpsons character was getting it from the Patton movie where the famous general was mentioning the Island of Sicily
@@FlashPointHx D'oh! Of course they were quoting from an original source!
I like your style!
Thank you!
With hindsight being 20/20, it would appear as though Alfonso VIII was an impatient leader. Funny how his loss soured his relations with other Christian kingdoms although he was clearly at fault not waiting for reinforcements:
Sancho [VII] arrived late at the Battle of Alarcos in 1195 and thus ruined good relations with Alfonso VIII of Castile. The ensuing confrontation resulted in Sancho devastating Soria and Almazán and Alfonso accepted the Peace of Tarazona.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sancho_VII_of_Navarre
the music on this one gets me hyped haha
Which song?
En la batalla de Alarcos, se forzó al rey Alfonso VIII al enfrentamiento por parte de los nobles .
El rey era reacio a ello.
Y aconteció la derrota por no ser el momento adecuado .
hahahah why you are lying Visigoth de la borbonera why ?
Great podcasts. Any idea what the marinids armour looked like, I ve seen the almohads in caen museum. Thanks
I'm not sure - it ran the gamut - they would pick up ideas in Iberia for heavier armor is what I gathered.
@@FlashPointHx Thanks for trying and the great work. Am from Rabat where almohad architecture is prominent. Many buildings are influenced by them even in the United states like the wrigley building in Chicago
Great video today. Wanted to ask, do you have much of a plan in how you will cover Colombus and onwards in the series?
I am going to do a bonus episode on the age of discovery - noting some of the more impressive voyages. Vasco de Gama, Columbus, perhaps the Vikings etc. but this is likely five episodes down the line.
Another great episode!
Thank you!
Would it also be possible to make a video about the military compositions. Why was a knight on horseback so successful? After all, a horse 🐎 is a big target for a lance, spear or arrows.
In all warfare the one statement I’ve heard repeated is ‘speed is life’
Fun fact: Did you knew that there are many algerians that actually think that the almohades are algeria
*crescent!
Arrrggg!! hahaha - can't believe I miss that one. Result of having a newborn and a bit of sleep deprivation. Thanks for the catch!
Good dude.
Thank you!! Glad you liked this one
Interesting channel, subscribed.
Good to have you here!
"a new power in Morroco" Almohade empire is Morroco
@@revivalist355 You from where ?
@@revivalist355 such a pity pig that try to steel morrocan history the almohads were Moroccans from masmuda tribes and ruled there empire from marackech and I refer u to this reconquista song (senhors,per los nostres) that describes clearly a almohad emperor as Moroccans king the truth is that ur envy because when we were an empire u were our slaves 😂😂😂 and we’re going to redeem our glory again
woooot
hahhahaa! You're welcome!
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ MA
amazing and beautiful picture can you tell me where you found it? 2:22
There are a bunch of pictures like this from 19th century Orientalist painters - is search that and go from there
👑RÍOS FAMILY 👑 it refers to the ROYAL HOUSE OF ASTURIAS where the RÍOS👑 last name most likely originated from.👑
Upah hitz
Is there a reason they moved to seville instead of building on the old capital cordoba?
Jihad sounds nice, but maybe its better to rule southern spain and use that pass to defend it against castille.
What is it with this underestimation of your opponents. They knew these guys were good fighters but they did not scout to know the true size of their force. I mean what major fails on the part of that idiot Alfonso the 8
Isn't that the downfall of all armies ? - to be over confident? Ask the Romans at Cannae, the British at Islawanda, the Germans at Moscow, or the Persians at Salamis. To be fair, I think Alfonso VIII wanted to stop them at the pass. But if you listen to my podcast - the Almohads actually stopped to regroup and even gave Alfonso some time!
Well one thing is for sure. The Mongols never made that mistake under Genghis Khan hahahahah or Subutai etc
Until they took on the Mamluk ;)
at 9:20 those guys look ASIAN not north african, what gives?
Not sure - its from a Persian manuscript I believe. But its such a lovely piece of work. Definitely different than what you will see later with the Mughals.
LOL ok we can let is slide especially since there were mamluks aka Asiatic turks brought in as children to be slave warriors, in North Africa, especially Egypt :DDDD
I guess some of them could of made their way further west and worked for the Almohidanos hahahhah
Ha!
How do we north africans look according to you ?
Muslim ustads sometimes telling people about this history in certains context, like teaching history in religion or teaching religion in history, there's no problem as long as they're not doing that in purpose of supporting their group, btw oops 11:45 a man got his body splitted
a house divided cannot stand is a quote from bible :/
Yes, crediting Lincoln is a little parochial even if he was a great man.
Matthew 12, Mark 3
I mean seriously dude you just destroyed an entire army bloody use the time than just going back
DEUS VULT/ VIVA CRISTO REY.
ALLAH U AKBAR
حسن نطقك للأسماء العربية
trying
أنا أعلم أن ذالك صعب لكن الرجاء ضبط الكلما لأن هذا تاريخ العرب والمسلمين...فمتابعوك العرب كتر
@Badr -eddin أنظر إلى إسمك ولغة كتابتك..وعقليتك وستفهم...نعم قد لايكون الكتير من الدول الإسلامية المغاربية عربا...لكن من جائهم في البداية بهذا الدين ومبادئه....حاول الإجابة عليه وستفهم
@@brahimrzine4213 التحدث بالعربية لا يعني أنك عربي فالكثير من الدول الإفريقية السمىاء تتحدث الفرنسية أو الإنجليزية و هذا لا يعني بأنهم فرنسيون
@@akramfarhi4133 نحن لا نتكلم عن دول أفريقية جنوب الصحراء لان شمال افريقيا حالة استثنائية ولا يمكن إقصاء العرب من شمال افريقيا فالفضل يعود لهم حيث جعلوا شمال افريقيا تنهض حضاريا وأسسوا فيها مملكات مستقله وقويه وهذا شي لم يفعله البربر في شمال افريقيا طول تاريخهم والى يومنا هذا يحكم المغرب عائلة عربية حجازية ، حين تحاول تقزيم دور العرب في شمال افريقيا وتنكر وجودهم بينما هم الأكثرية ولا تاريخ للمغرب بدونهم فتخيل ان يأتي امريكي اصلي من الهنود الحمر ويقول لا يوجد بامريكا أنجليز ولايوجد امريكيين من اصل انجليزي وأنهم فقط يتكلمون اللغة الانجليزية 😅ولكن الحقيقة المؤلمة ان غالبية سكان امريكا هم من الانجلييز وهم بفضلهم اصبحت امريكا بما هي عليه اليوم
Hi Guys. Anyone knows whats the name of the background music starting at 2:40 ?
@Flash Point History great work btw. im a big fan..
Hey Hasan - its called Archetype by Anno Domini - you can download it from the YT archive.