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Period: Jan 1, 711 to Jan 1, 1492
Al-Andalus was a Muslim State on the iberian peninsula
The goverments and borders changed because of the disputes between different groups. -
Period: 711 to 718
The conquest of the Visigoth Kingdom
A small Muslim army led by Tarik crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and defeated the Visigoths in the battle of Guadalete.
Other Muslim armies had no resistance because the Visigoth Kingdom had economic crisis and internal disputes.
In 722, they controlled almost all of the Peninsula, but there was a mountainous strip of the north that wasn't conquered by the Muslims, so the Hispano-Visigoths took refuge. -
Period: 718 to 756
A Dependent Emirate
After conquering Hispania, the Emirate of al-Andalus was stabilished by the Umayyad Caliph of Damascus