Al-Andalus

  • 711

    Battle of Guadalete

    Battle of Guadalete
    A small Muslim army led by Tarik (A Berber commander) crossed the strait of gibraltar and they defeated the visigoths.
  • Period: 711 to 718

    The conquest of visigothic kingdom

    The Muslims Conquered the Visigoth kingdom.
  • 722

    Control the most of the peninsula

    Control the most of the peninsula
    When they defeated the Visigoths they started to control the most of the peninsula except narrow mountains in the north.
  • Period: 722 to 756

    Dependent emirate

    The Umayyad Caliph established the emirate of Al-Andalus with its capital Córdoba and ruled by an emir.
  • 756

    Abd al Rahman

    Abd al Rahman
    He was the last member of the Umayyad clan, he proclaimed himself an Independent emir and he changed his name to Abd al Rahman I and he founded the Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba.
  • Period: 756 to 929

    Independent emirate.

  • 929

    Abd al-Rahman III

    Abd al-Rahman III
    He named himself caliph and proclaimed independence from Baghdad's religious authority
  • Period: 929 to 1031

    Córdoba Caliphate.

    was an economic, cultural and scientific age. Córdoba became Europe´s most populated city.
  • 1031

    al-Mansur

    al-Mansur
    He forced Christian kingdoms to pay taxes
  • 1031

    Taifas

    Taifas
    Muslim aristocracy divided Al-Andalus into 25 taifas (Independent kingdoms) each taifa with a major city.
  • Period: 1031 to 1238

    The division into taifa kingdom

  • 1212

    Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa

    Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
    To prevent the Christian conquest, Two north african muslims peoples , the almoravids (1086) and the Almohads (1147). With the defeat the christians conquered virtually all taifa kingdom.
  • 1238

    kingdom of Granada

    kingdom of Granada
    Was founded by Nasrid dynasty.
  • Period: 1238 to 1492

    The Nasrid kingdom of granada

    The Nasrid kingdom was prosperous thanks to agriculture and trade. The Nasrid kings had to pay Castile heavy taxes.
  • 1492

    Boabdlid

    Boabdlid
    The catholic kings decided to conquer all the kingdom. Boabdil surrendered Granada ending almost 800 years of Islamic rule in the iberian peninsula.