Timeline

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  • 711

    Battle of Guadalete

    Battle of Guadalete
    The Muslims came to the Iberian Peninsula and defeated the Visigoths
  • Period: 711 to 756

    Depedent Emirate

    From 711, during the Umayyad Caliphate, Al-Andalus was a dependent emirate of the Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus, and an emir governed it.
  • 718

    Don Pelayo king

    Don Pelayo king
    Don Pelayo was a Visigothic noble who became the first king of the Kingdom of Asturias in 718.
  • 722

    Battle of Covadonga

    Battle of Covadonga
  • 732

    Battle of Poitiers

    Battle of Poitiers
    When King Witiza died, a war broke out between his possible successors. One of them, Agila asked the muslims for help, to beat his opponent, Don Rodrigo. The muslims conquered all the Iberian Peninsula, that they called Al-Andalus, it happened in the context of rapid Islamic expansion. The muslims tried to continue their advance to the North but were stopped by the franks in the Battle of Poitiers
  • 756

    Abd-al Rahman escaped from the Abbasids

    Abd-al Rahman escaped from the Abbasids, and fled to the Iberian Peninsula. He seized power, proclaimed himself Emir and refused to recognise their religious superiority
  • Period: 756 to 929

    Independent Emirate

    Abd al-Rahman | establishes an independent emirate of the Islamic Empire
  • 778

    Battle of Roncesvalles

    Pyrenean was the southern border of the Kingdom of the Franks. In 778, the Basques attacked Frankish troops in the region during the Battle of Roncesvalles. Their victory led to the creation of the Kingdom of Pamplona.
  • 929

    Abd al-Rahman lll new caliph

    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 1035

    Caliphate of Córdoba

    Abd al-Rahman III proclaims the Caliphate of Córdoba and declares himself Caliph
  • 1002

    Grand Vizier Al-Mansur died

    Al-Mansur was a very powerful vizier and when he died, it was a period of conflict and a break up of the Caliphate
  • 1002

    Death of Hisham II

    When in 1002 the caliph Hisham II died, a period of instability began, and finished in 1031. After its disintegration, the caliphate divided and became Taifa kingdoms, which former governors of the territories ruled.
  • Period: 1035 to 1086

    Taifa Kingdom

  • 1085

    Alfonso VI captured Toledo from the Muslims

    The Taifa kingdoms were weak, so they had to pay parias to the Christian kingdoms to stop them invading. Despite this agreement, Alfonso VI captured Toledo from the Muslims in 1085.
  • 1086

    Help of the Almoravids

    To stop the Christian advance, the Muslims asked for help from the Almoravids, a North African Muslim dynasty. . They came to the Iberian Peninsula in 1086 and helped stop the southward advance of the Christian kingdoms. Soon after, they took control of the Taifa kingdoms.
  • Period: 1086 to 1146

    Almoravids Kingdom

  • Period: 1146 to 1212

    Almohads Kingdom

  • 1212

    Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa

    Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
    In the 12th century, the Almohads defeated the Almoravids. They were another Muslim dynasty. They came to the Iberian Peninsula in 1146 and dominated Al-Andalus. The Christians defeated them at the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212 and the Almohad Empire disintegrated.
  • Period: 1212 to 1492

    Nasri Kingdom of Granada

    In 1492, Catholic monarchs conquer the kingdom, ending Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula
  • 1492

    Catholic kings conquers Nasri Kingdom of Granada