Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula
- Period
- AD 711–718
- Region
- Europe
- Category
- War
The Umayyad Caliphate conquered the Visigothic Kingdom on the Iberian Peninsula in the early 8th century. The conquest resulted in the end of Christian rule throughout most of Iberia and the establishment of Muslim rule in that territory, which came to be known as al-Andalus under the Umayyad dynasty.
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Earlier and later events nearby
- AD 711–718Muslim conquest of the Iberian PeninsulaThis page
- AD 859Founding of al-Qarawiyyin
- 1325–1354Travels of Ibn Battuta
- 1415Portuguese conquest of Ceuta
Who ruled this land
States that held this place in the historical borders data (Cliopatria). Years are approximate, as fine as the data's snapshots (every few years to a century). Tap to open the map for that year.
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- AD 425Vandals
- AD 450Kingdom of the Suebi
- AD 475–550Visigothic Kingdom
- AD 575–600Byzantine Empire
- AD 625–700Visigothic KingdomThis page
- AD 725–750Umayyad Caliphate
- AD 775–925Emirate of Córdoba
- AD 950–1020Caliphate of Córdoba
- 1040–1060Taifa of Algeciras
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- 1080Taifa of Seville
- 1100–1140Almoravid dynasty
- 1160–1240Almohad Caliphate
- 1260–1460Emirate of Granada
- 1480–1510Crown of Castile
- 1520–1580Spain
- 1590–1630Iberian Union
- 1640–1870Spain
- 1875First Spanish Republic
- 1880–1930Spain
- 1932–1936Second Spanish Republic
- 1938Nationalist faction
- 1940–1974Francoist Spain
- 1976 –Spain