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Al-Andalus, Muslim kingdom that occupied much of the Iberian Peninsula from 711 CE until the collapse of the Spanish Umayyad dynasty in the early 11th century. The Arabic name Al-Andalus likely refers to the Vandals who occupied the Iberian Peninsula in the 5th century.
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Sep 29, 2023 · 29 September 2023 By Matthew Harffy. Matthew Harffy looks at 8th-century Al-Andalus, the setting for his latest book, A Day of Reckoning. Several decades after the conquest of most of Spain by Islamic armies, Al-Andalus already had a rich culture in which the arts and sciences flourished. But it was also a place of conflict and cruelty, as he ...
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Ardo. Pelagius. Map of the Umayyad conquest of Hispania. The Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula by the Umayyad Caliphate occurred between approximately 710 and the 720s. The conquest resulted in the defeat of the Visigothic Kingdom and the establishment of the Umayyad Wilayah of Al-Andalus .
The Moors imported white Christian slaves from the 8th century until the end of the Reconquista in the late 15th century. The slaves were exported from the Christian section of Spain, as well as Eastern Europe .
8th-11th Century map of Muslim Spain; 15th Century map of Christian Spain; Andalusia When It Was… Spain’s Islamic Legacy: A Glimpse From A Muslim’s Travelogue; When the Moors Ruled Spain; Spain Prevents Teaching of Islam; Quotes Regarding Muslims In Spain; Treasures Of Andalusia; The Alhambra Palace; The Mosque Of Cordoba
Jan 9, 2023 · Al-Andalus: The Former Islamic States in Spain and Portugal - WorldAtlas. By the early 8th century AD, the Umayyad Caliphate controlled almost the entirety of the Iberian Peninsula.
At the start of the 8th century, in 711, Arab groups and families coming from the East entered the Iberian Peninsula, as well as Berber groups from the Maghreb, which gradually settled in the lands of al-Andalus.
