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Battle of Tours

battle fought in 732 by Merovingian Franks against the Umayyad Caliphate
Event battle Q173077
Battle of Tours
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Summary

Battle of Tours is a battle[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,981 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: France[3]
  • Location: Poitiers[4]
  • Part of: Muslim conquests[5], Umayyad invasion of Gaul[6]
  • Commons category: Battle of Tours[7]
  • Point in time: October 10, 732[8]
  • Participant: Francia[9], Umayyad Caliphate[10]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12]
  • Different from: Battle of Poitiers[13]

Why It Matters

Battle of Tours has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi Charles Martel France Umayyad Caliphate

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · JYB Devot · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 47.39361111, 'lon': 0.68916667}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Coordinate location: 46°59'15.4"N, 0°32'3.8"E"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → battle
    Location → Poitiers
    Country → France
    Part of → Muslim conquests, Umayyad invasion of Gaul
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007558216105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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