Battle of Lorca (1042)

Battle of Lorca
	; The Taifa kingdoms in 1037
Date	1042
Location	Lorca
Result	Zirid victory Independence of the Taifa of Almería from the Taifa of Valencia;
Belligerents
Zirid Taifa of Granada	Taifa of Valencia; Taifa of Dénia; Catalan mercenaries
Commanders and leaders
Badis ibn Habus; Samuel ibn Naghrela	Abd al-Aziz al-Mansur; Mujahid al-Muwaffaq
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

the Battle of Lorca (1042) was a battle that took place near the city of Lorca between the forces of the Taifa of Granada led by Samuel ibn Naghrillah and the combined forces of the Taifa of Valencia, the Taifa of Dénia and the Catalan mercenaries, it resulted in a decisive victory for the Zirid Taifa of Granada.