Timeline Of The Muslim Presence In The Iberian Peninsula
This is a timeline of notable events in the Muslim Empire in Iberia, which started with the Umayyad conquest in the 8th century.
Read more about Timeline Of The Muslim Presence In The Iberian Peninsula: Conquest (710–756), The Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba (756–929), The Umayyad Caliphate (929–1031), Political Fragmentation (1031–1130), Decline and Submission To Christian Rule (1130–1481), Castile-Aragón Conquers The Kingdom of Granada (1481–1491), Aftermath (1492–1616)
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