▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Pu ig ▁de ▁En esa , ▁or ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Pu ig ▁de ▁C ep ol la ▁was ▁a ▁battle ▁of ▁the ▁I ber ian ▁Re con qu ista ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Arag on ese ▁Con quest ▁of ▁Val encia . ▁▁ ▁The ▁battle ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 2 3 7 , ▁p itting ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁Crown ▁of ▁Arag on , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁o ▁ ▁Bern at ▁Gu ille m ▁I ▁d ' Ent ença , ▁against ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁Ta ifa ▁of ▁Val encia , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Z ay yan ▁ibn ▁M ard an ish . ▁The ▁battle ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁decis ive ▁Arag on ese ▁victory ▁and ▁the ▁con quest ▁of ▁Val encia ▁by ▁the ▁crown ▁of ▁Arag on . ▁ ▁Context ▁▁ ▁The ▁Al m oh ades ▁had ▁successfully ▁integrated ▁the ▁Em ir ates ▁of ▁the ▁I ber ian ▁Pen ins ula ▁together ▁with ▁those ▁in ▁North ▁Africa ▁into ▁a ▁somewhat ▁un stable ▁political ▁entity . ▁The ▁Al m oh ad ▁govern ors ▁of ▁Bal ans i ya , ▁Z ay d ▁Ab u ▁Abd ▁Al lah ▁Muhammad ▁and ▁Z ay d ▁Ab u ▁Z ay d ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁act ▁with ▁complete ▁aut onomy , ▁including ▁giving ▁titles ▁of ▁king ship . ▁They ▁never ▁exerc ised ▁this ▁right ▁by ▁co ined ▁money ▁or ▁ren oun cing ▁their ▁fe alty ▁to ▁the ▁Al m oh ad ▁C ali ph ate ▁or ▁to ▁its ▁em peror . ▁After