Task 1 History of Al-Andalus. Political evolution of Al-Andalus.
1. Iberian peninsula before Muslim´s arrival
The Visigothic Kigdom ,the political had several problems before Muslim´s arrival :
- Kings fought to dominate the still independent territories in the Peninsula, such as Suebi (Northwest) and Vascones (North) .
- Nobility and monarchs had internal struggles to hold the power. King Wittiza’s son, wanted to dethrone Roderic, the Visigothic king.
Muslims took profit of the internal division to invade the peninsula in 711.
2. Muslim conquest and dependent Emirate (711-756)
The Islamic Empire had expanded during the Umayyad Caliphate. The province of Ifriqiyya (Africa) was ruled by Musa.
Achila, a Roderic enemy, demanded Musa’s help to push the king out from the throne. Musa sent Tariq with 12,000 soldiers, mostly Berbers ( inhabitants from the highlands of northern Africa) .
Tariq landed in Gibraltar (Yebel Tariq) and Muslim troops defeated the Visigothic army of Roderic in the battle of Guadalete. After the victory, Muslims occupied the main Spanish cities, such as Toledo and Cordoba. Musa continued the military campaign in 712 with 18,000 more Arab soldiers and he conquered cities like Seville, Merida or Zaragoza.
The whole peninsula was controlled in 714 and there were continuous raids in the north to control the independent areas ( Cantabrian mountains or Pyrenees
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King Wittiza’s son, wanted to dethrone Roderic
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Wittiza’s son, wanted to dethrone Roderic
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Tariq landed in Gibraltar
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Muslims occupied the main Spanish cities, such as Toledo and Cordoba.
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The Muslim conquest of the Iberian peninsula lasted from the 711 to 714
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Northern areas were not controlled by the Muslims
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