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Period: Jan 1, 711 to Dec 31, 722
THE CONQUEST OF THE VISIGOTHIC KINGDOM
In 711,a small muslim army led by Tarik,crossed the strait of Gibraltar and defeated the Visigoths.By the 722 they controlled almost all the peninsula. -
Period: Jan 1, 711 to Jan 1, 756
DEPENDENT EMPIRE
The empirate of al-andalus was established with its capital in cordoba and ruled by an emir. -
Period: Jan 1, 756 to Jan 1, 929
INDEPENDENT EMPIRE
Abd al-Rahman proclamied himself an independent emir and founded the Umayyad Empire of Cordoba. -
Period: Jan 1, 929 to Jan 1, 1031
CORDOBA CALIPHATE
For Al-Andalus , the caliphate of cordoba was an economic , cultural and scientific golden age , and Cordoba became Europe`s most populated city.