El rey don rodrigo arengando a sus tropas en la batalla de guadalete (museo del prado)

Al-Andalus Timeline Celine2B

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  • 711

    BATTLE OF GUADALETE

    BATTLE OF GUADALETE
    711:
    BATTLE OF GUADALETE; In the Battle Of Guadalete, the Gothic king Rodrigo was defeated by the forces of the Umayyad Caliphate. The defeat was so complete that it marked the end of the Visigothic state in the Iberian Peninsula. The territory under their control is known as Al-Andalus.
  • 722

    BATTLE OF COVADONGA

    BATTLE OF COVADONGA
    722: BATTLE OF COVADONGA; The Muslim invasion was halted in the montainous region of Asturias, when the group of Christians led by the king of the Visigoths, Don Pelayo, defeated the Muslims in the Battle Of Covadonga. This battle marked the begginig of "La Reconquista"
  • 756

    INDEPENDENT EMIRATE

    INDEPENDENT EMIRATE
    756: INDEPENDENT EMIRATE; The Umayyad prince Abderraman I arrived in the Iberian Peninsula after escaping from the assassination of his family by the Abbasids.
    Taking advantage of the local tensions between Arabs and Berbers he deposed the emir of Al-Andalus and established an INDEPENDENT EMIRATE.
  • 929

    CALIPHATE OF CORDOBA

    CALIPHATE OF CORDOBA
    929: CALIPHATE OF CORDOBA; Abderraman III proclaims himself Caliph of Córdoba, successor of the prophet and prince of the believers. The reign of Abderraman III was the period of greatest splendour of Al-Andalus. Examples of his achievements:
    • Reorganized the army and ended internal revolts.
    • Punitive expeditions to stop Christian Kingdom´s expansion.
    • The most important capital in the west is Cordoba.
  • 1031

    TAIFAS

    TAIFAS
    1031: TAIFAS; The governors of the provinces declared their independence!, Caliphate of Cordoba was separated by twenty-eigh small independent Mthe taifas also competed among themselves for territory and prestigious cultureuslim Kingdoms called Taifas.
    The Taifas also competed among themselves for cultural and territorial prestige, this made them very weak.
  • 1085

    THE ALMORAVIDS

    THE ALMORAVIDS
    1085: THE ALMORAVIDS; Thanks to the weakness of the Taifas, the Christian kingdoms took advantage. Taxed them in exchange for peace.
    But that did not mean that the Reconquest had come to an end, in the year 1085 the King of León, Alfonso VI, conquered the Taifa of Toledo. For the Muslims this was like the beginning of their end, so they asked The Almoravids for help.(Muslim Empire that was ruling in the North of Africa=
  • 1086

    BATTLE OF SAGRAJAS

    1086: BATTLE OF SAGRAJAS; Since the Almoravids agreed to help the Taifa kings, in 1085 Almoravids arrived in the peninsula so that in 1086 they defeated the Christians at the Battle of Sagrajas.
  • 1145

    AL-ANDALUS

    1145: AL-ANDALUS; Disintegration of Al-Andalus again into Taifas in 1145. "Zengi raises the siege after hearing rumours of trouble in Mosul. He rushes back with his army to take control. There, Zengi is praised throughout Islam as "defender of the faith" and al-Malik al-Mansur, the "victorious king""
  • 1172

    SECOND TAIFAS

    1172: SECOND TAIFAS; 2nd Taifas remained independent until 1172, THE ALMOHADS conquered them. The Almohads in 1172 reunified Al-Andalus again and incorporated into their empire.
  • 1195

    "LA RECONQUISTA" STOPPED FOR A WHILE?

    1195: "LA RECONQUISTA" STOPPED FOR A WHILE?; In 1195, firstly, the Almohads stopped La Reconquista for a while [e.g.: Battle Of Alarcos]. "Disastrous and bloody defeat of the Castilian army of King Alfonso VIII against the Almohad Emperor Jacub ibn Yusuf. The death of Alfonso VII, who had reunited in his person the crowns of León, Castilla and Aragón, gave rise to a new division of the kingdoms among his sons."
  • 1212

    BATTLE OF NAVAS DE TOLOSA

    1212: BATTLE OF NAVAS DE TOLOSA; But, the Almohads were defeated by the Chistians! In the Battle Of Las Navas de Tolosa, they reached to North Africa and oficially, Al-Andalus is from the 3rd Taifas. And Christians reached the Valley Of Guadalquivir.
  • 1238

    NARDID KINGDOM OF GRANADA

    1238: NARDID KINGDOM OF GRANADA; 3rd Taifas were gradually conqueted by the Christians. In 1238 AL-ANDALUS had been reduced to the Nardid Kingdom of Granada! They survived for more than 200 years thanks to payment of “parias” to the Kings Of Castilla and their geographical location
  • 1492

    END OF LA RECONQUISTA

    1492: END OF LA RECONQUISTA; After been 10 years at war, Chatholic Monarchs captured Granada. Giving the end of “La Reconquista” "The Reconquest is the period in the history of the Iberian Peninsula of approximately 780 years between the Umayyad conquest of Hispania in 711 and the fall of the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada to the expanding Christian kingdoms in 1492. The complete conquest of Granada marks the end of the period."