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the umad caliphate or umad Empire was

the second caliphate established after

the death of the Islamic Prophet

Muhammad the umed caliphate at the time

of the Battle of Tours was perhaps the

world's foremost military

power the great expansion of the

caliphate occurred under the reign of

the um hats Muslim armies pushed east

across Persia and west across North

Africa through the late 7th century

it had defeated and completely absorbed

the sesanian Empire while also

conquering much of the Byzantine Empire

including areas in Syria Armenia and

North

Africa the umat empire was now a vast

domain that ruled a diverse array of

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peoples the Frankish realm under Charles

martle was the foremost military power

of Western Europe during most of his in

office as commanderin-chief of the

Franks it consisted of North and Eastern

France most of Western Germany

Luxembourg Belgium and the Netherlands

the Frankish realm had begun to progress

towards becoming the first real Imperial

power in Western Europe since the fall

of Rome however it struggled against

external forces such as the Saxons

frians and other opponents such as the

Bas aquitanian led by Odo the great

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the umad troops under Al Sam iin Malik

Alani who was the governor general of Al

andalis over an seomania a region in

southern France in

719 alsam set up his capital in 720 at

narbon in southern France this city was

to be called Aruna with the port of

narbon secure the uman swiftly subdued

the largely unresisting cities that were

still controlled by their visigothic

counts

nearby the um campaign into aquatan

suffered a temporary setback at the

Battle of tooo Duke Odo the great broke

the siege of too taking Al Sam and

Malik's forces by

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surprise

ALS Sam ibin Malik was mortally

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wounded this defeat did not stop

incursions into Old Roman Gaul as morish

forces soundly based in narbon and

easily resupplied by sea struck

eastwards in 720 penetrating as far as

oton and burgundy central France in

725 threatened by both the yads in the

South and by the Franks in the North in

730 Odo Allied himself with an Yad

Governor called manua by the Franks to

seal the alliance manua was given odo's

daughter lampi in marriage and morish

raids across the Pyrenees odo's Southern

border ceased however the next year

manua killed the bishop of urgel and

detached himself from his Arab Masters

Abbot al- Ramon in turn sent an

expedition to crush his revolt and next

directed his attention against usman's

Ally

Odo Odo then collected his army at bordo

but he was soundly defeated by the

Muslims who broke into bordeau and

plundered

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it Abid Al Ramon then plundered far into

the country of the

Franks

Odo who despite the heavy losses was

reorganizing his troops gave the

Frankish leader Charles martal notice of

the impending danger knocking on the

heartland of his realm and appealed to

the Franks For assistance Charles martle

granted this after Odo agreed to submit

to Frankish

Authority it appears that theads were

not aware of the true strength of the

Franks the umad forces were not

particularly concerned about any of the

Germanic tribes including the Franks

theads didn't Scout northward for

potential foes for if they had they

surely would have noted Charles martle

as a force to be reckoned with due to

his growing domination of much of

Europe in 732 the umad advance force was

proceeding north towards the lir river

having easily destroyed all resistance

in that part of Gul the invading Army

had split off into several raiding

parties while the main body Advanced

more

slowly the umad delayed their campaign

late in the year probably because the

Army needed to to live off the land as

they Advanced they had to wait until the

area's wheat Harvest was ready and then

until a reasonable amount of the Harvest

had been

stored the invading Force went on to

devastate Southern Gul a possible motive

were the riches of the Abbey of St

Martin of Tours the most prestigious and

holiest Shrine in Western Europe at the

time upon hearing this Australia's mayor

of the palace Charles martle prepared

his army and marched South avoiding the

old Roman roads hoping to take the

Muslims by surprise by all accounts the

invading Muslim forces were caught off

guard to discover a large Force sitting

directly in their path to tours Charles

achieved the total surprise he had hoped

for he then chose not to attack and

rather began fighting in a defensive

fank like formation according to Arab

sources the Franks Drew up in a large

square with hills and trees in their

front to diminish or break up Muslim

Cavalry

Charges for 7 Days the two armies

engaged in minor

skirmishes

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the yads waited for their full strength

to arrive Abbot al- Ramon despite being

a proven Commander had been

outmaneuvered he had allowed Charles to

concentrate his forces and pick the

field of battle furthermore it was

impossible for the yads to judge the

size of Charles's Army since he had used

the trees and Forest to screen his true

numbers Charles infantry was his best

hope for victory seasoned and battle

hardened most of them had fought with

him for years some as far back as 717 in

addition to his army he also had levies

of militia which had not seen

significant military use except for

Gathering food and harassing the Muslim

Army NE side wanted to attack but abbid

al- Ramon felt he had to sack tours

which meant he had to go through the

Frankish Army on the hill in front of

him Charles had been preparing for this

confrontation since the Battle of too a

decade earlier though allegedly

outnumbered and without any heavy

Cavalry he had tough battle hardened

infantrymen who believed in him

implicitly at a time in the Dark Ages

when permanent armies had been

non-existent in Europe Charles even took

out a large loan from the Pope after

convincing him of the impending

emergency in order to properly train and

maintain a full-size Army largely

composed of professional infantry the

failure of Arab intelligence extended to

the fact that they were totally unaware

of how good his forces were he had

trained them for a decade and while he

was well aware of the caliphate

strengths and weaknesses he was aware

they knew nothing about the Franks

seniors lead your

us the battle finally began on the

seventh day as abbid Al Rama did not

want to wait any longer with winter

approaching abbid Al Ramon trusted in

the Tactical superiority of his Cavalry

and had them charge at the Franks

Charles decision to stay in the Hills

prove crucial as it forced the umad

Cavalry to charge uphill and through

trees diminishing their

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effectiven

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formed into a fank formation they were

able to withstand a cavalry charge

better than might be expected especially

as Charles had secured The High

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Ground

the trees before him further impeded any

Cavalry

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Charges the disciplined Frankish

soldiers withstood the assaults though

according to Arab sources the Arab

Cavalry broke into the Frankish Square

several times despite this the Franks

did

not the well-trained Frankish soldiers

accomplished what was not thought

possible at that time infantry

withstanding a heavy cavalry charge had

Charles failed there was no remaining

Force to protect Western

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Europe by the end of the battle the umad

caliphate had been

defeated the Franks suffered around

1,000 casualties whereas the umad

caliphate suffered as many as 12,000 in

casualty strategically and tactically

Charles probably made the best decision

he could in waiting until his enemies

least expected him to intervene and then

marching by stealth to catch them by

surprise at a battlefield of his

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choosing probably he and his own men did

not realize the seriousness of the

battle they had fought Charles martle

turned back a Muslim raid that had it

been allowed to continue might have

conquered

Gul

the aftermath of the Battle of Tours had

profound consequences for both the

Islamic world and Medieval Europe one of

the most immediate impacts was the

halting of the Islamic expansion into

Western Europe the Battle of Tours also

solidified the reputation of Charles

martle who earned the title martle

meaning the hammer for his decisive

leadership on the battlefield Martell's

military Acumen and strategic Brilliance

not only saved his realm from potential

Islamic conquest but also laid the

foundation for the carolingian Dynasty's

rise to power Charles Mart's grandson

charam magy would later become one of

the most influential rulers in medieval

Europe the victory at touris had lasting

consequences for the Islamic world as

well the defeat not only halted the umed

caliphate's westward expansion but also

led to internal conflicts within the

Islamic empire the yads faced internal

strife and the subsequent rise of the

Abid caliphate marked a shift in power

dynamics in the Islamic world the

consequences of this battle reverberated

through history leaving an indelible

mark on the course of Western

Civilization