Marinids charging in, Battle of Ecija, 1275 AD

The Nasirids (the Emirate of Granada) was suffering a period of political instability and civil war - and the Castillans were taking advantage of it, plundering and raiding deep into moorish territory. Muhammed II, Emir of Granada, called for the help of Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq, Sultan of the Marinid dinasty, which had subentred the Almohad ruling actual Morocco.
The sultan landed in southern Iberia in 1275. His great army was attacked by a far greater castillan army, coming from the north, lead by Nuño Gonzalez, a nobleman from the house de Lara.
The christian army was crushed by the sultan and the head of christian leader was sent to Muhammed II, cementing the alliance.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

As it seems, north african armies were lighter equipped than andalusians. On "Las Cantigas de Santa Maria", our main source for this drawing, moroccans are shown as lightly equipped skirmishers, dressed with a long tunic with sleeves rolled up, a turban and the charachteristic heart-shaped shield ([link]). The sultan Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq (man, that's a long name) is equipped with a short sleeved mail and a segmented helm based on a moroccan illustration from the XIII c. manuscript "Book of Fixed Stars" ( Kitab-al Sufar) ([link]).


Fuente original del texto y la ilustración: http://fritzvicari.deviantart.com/gallery/#/art/Marinids-charging-in-Battle-of-Ecija-1275-AD-348834101?_sid=6ce10c49