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570
muhammad birthday
he was born in mecca -
622
hijra
Muhammad fled to the city of Medina -
630
Converted to Islam
Many Arabian tribes converted to Islam -
632
Muhammad died
Muhammad died -
632
Orthodox Caliphate
The first four caliphs, all of them from Muhammad's family.They expanded the Empire by conquering Egypt,Syria and Persia. -
661
Umayyad Caliphate
The Umayyad family took the power and moved the capital of the Empire of Damascus.They continued the expansion through North Africa , the Iberian Peninsula , the Indus River... -
711
Battle of Guadalete
An army of Berbers led by an Arab minority crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and defeated the Visigoths in the Battle of Guadalete, in which King Roderic died. -
718
The dependent Emirate
After the military conquest, Al-Andalus became a province or emirate that was dependent on the Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus, the capital was established in Cordoba and an emir was appointed to rule the emirate. -
750
Abbasid Caliphate
This family killed the Umayyad family and took over power.They moved. -
756
The independent Emirate
In 750, the caliphs in Damascus were overthrown by the Abbasids of Baghdad. The last member of the Umayyad family, Prince Abd al-Rahman, fled to Al-Andalus in 756. He broke away from the Baghdad Caliphate, founded the Umayyad Emirate of Cordoba and were independent in politics and dependent in religion. -
929
The caliphate of Córdoba
The emir Abd al-Rahman III wanted to impose his authority, and, in 929, he proclaimed himself caliph and established the Caliphate of Córdoba, a territory independent from the authority of Baghdad. -
1031
The taifa Kingdoms
From 1008, the Caliphate began to break up.By 1031, Al-Andalus was divided into more than 25 independent kingdoms called taifas,they were military weaker as a result of the political fragmentation. -
1086
Almoravids
Arrival of the Almoravids -
1147
Almohads
Arrival of the Almohads -
1248
Abbasid Caliphate
End of Abbasid Cailphate -
1248
The Nasrid Kingdom of Granada
Granada was one of the most important cultural and commercial centres in Europe. The prosperous economy allowed the sultans to pay high taxes in gold to Castile to avoid attacks. This made their survival possible until 1492 when Boabdil, the last ruler of Granada, surrendered to the Catholic Monarchs. -
1492
Fall of Al-Andalus
Conquest of Granada by the Catholic Monarchs