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  • 711

    Muslim arrival

    The muslims came to the Iberian Peninsula and defeated the Visigoths at the Battle of Guadalete. A new army continued advancing north. Muza, governor of North Africa, led the advance.
  • 711

    Dependent emirate

    From 711 during the Umayyad Caliphate, Al-Andalus was a dependent emirate of the Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus, and an emir governed it.
  • Period: 711 to 756

    Dependent Emirate

  • 718

    The Cantabrian area of resistance.

  • 732

    battle of poitiers

    The Muslim Occupation of territory on the Iberian Peninsula, which they called Al-Andalus, happened in the context of a rapid Islamic Expansion. Muslim troops even tried to continue their advance northwards beyond the Iberian Peninsula but were stopped by the Franks in the Battle of Poitiers.
  • 754

    The Pyrenean area of resistance.

  • 756

    Independent emirate

    Abd-Rahman I, escaping death at the hands of abbasids, fled to the iberian peninsula. He seized power, proclaimed himself Emir and refused to recognise the political authority of the caliph. He continued to recognise their religious superiority. Al-Andalus was an independent emirate of the Islamic Empire.
  • Period: 756 to 929

    Independent Emirate

  • 929

    Caliphate

    Abd Al-Rahman III proclaimed himself caliph of the caliphate of córdoba. In addition to political power, he also held the highest religious authority. The golden age of Al-Andalus developed.
  • Period: 929 to 1031

    Caliphate of Córdoba

  • 1002

    The decline of Al-Andalus

    During the rule of Caliph Hisham II, Almanzor served as a chief minister and de facto ruler of Córdoba Caliohate. During this time he carried out military campaigns against the Christian kingdoms. When he died in 1002, the Caliphate entered a period of inestability which lasted until its disintegration in 1003.
  • Period: 1031 to 1238

    Taifas and North African Period

  • 1085

    The Taifa Kingdoms

    After its disegnation, the Caliphate divided and became Taifa kingdoms, which formor governors of the terriotories ruled. The Taifa kingdoms were weak, so they had to pay paria to the christian kingdoms to stop them invading. Despite this agreement, Alfonso IV captured Toledo from the muslims in 1085
  • Period: 1238 to 1492

    Nasri Kingdom of Granada