Luso–Leonese War (1167–1169)
| Luso–Leonese War of 1167–1169 | |||||||||
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| Part of the Reconquista | |||||||||
Medieval painting of Ferdinand II of Leon | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Kingdom of Leon Cobelligerent: Almohad Caliphate (1169) | Kingdom of Portugal | ||||||||
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| Ferdinand II of Leon |
Afonso I of Portugal (WIA) (POW) Sancho the Populator Gerald the Fearless (POW) | ||||||||
The Luso–Leonese War of 1167–1169 was a military conflict fought between the Kingdom of León and the Kingdom of Portugal. This war began and ended within the framework of the Reconquista, where the Christian kingdoms expelled the numerous Muslim kingdoms from the Iberian Peninsula. The war started during the reigns of Ferdinand II of León and Afonso I of Portugal.