Battle of Pancorbo (816)

Battle of Pancorbo
Part of the Reconquista
Date816
Location
Result Cordoban victory, revolt of the Basques that established Íñigo Arista of Pamplona
Belligerents
Asturians, Basques Emirate of Córdoba
Commanders and leaders
Balask al-Yalasqi 
Garcia ibn Lubb 
Sancho 
Ṣaltān 
Abd al-Karim ibn Abd al-Wahid
Partial view over the town and pass of Pancorbo

The Battle of Pancorbo took place in 816 between a Moorish army from the Emirate of Cordoba sent by Al-Hakam I and under the control of Abd al-Karim ibn Abd al-Wahid ibn Mugit and pro-Frankish forces under the control of Balask al-Yalasqi. The battle was fought when the Córdoban forces attempted to cross the pass at Pancorbo.

The battle resulted in a Córdoban victory and was instrumental in the Basque revolt and the establishment of Íñigo Arista of Pamplona as a major player in the contemporary Iberian political scene.