Middle Ages in the Iberian Peninsula By saraa.ha 711 muslims came yo the iberian peninsula and defeated visigoths in the battle of guadalete Period: 711 to 756 Abc al-rahaman I dead at the hands of Abbasid Period: 711 to 929 al-andalus was a dependent emirate of the Umayyad caliphate of Damascus 718 Don Pelayo became the first king of the kingdom of Asturias 722 Battle of Covadonga 732 battle of poitiers Period: 755 to 929 Independient emirate 778 Basques attackted Frankish troops in the region during the battle of Roncesvalles 929 Abc al-Rahman III proclaimed himself the caliph of the caliphate of cordoba Period: 929 to 1031 Caliphate of Cordoba Period: 1001 to 1031 The caliphate entered on a period of instability 1002 Caliph Hisham II died 1031 the caliphate entered in a period of instability Period: 1031 to 1086 Taifa Kingdoms Period: 1070 to 1146 Almoravids period 1085 Alfonso VI captured Toledo from the Muslims 1146 Almohads came to the iberian peninsula and dominated al-andalus Period: 1146 to 1212 Almohads period 1212 Christians defeated Almohads at the battle of las navas de tolosa 1492 Nasrid Kingdom of Granada was conquered by the Catholic Monarchs