492d

Updated: June 10, 2025

While the prowess of the Cid maintained the contest, the Christians had the advantage; but a few years after his death, which occurred in the year 1099 and the 492d of the Hegira, the Moors of Andalusia changed masters, and became, for a time, more formidable than ever to their Spanish foes. After the fall of Toledo, Seville had increased in power.

Florian - History of the Moors of Spain