Tag Archive: the Umayyads

Rivalry

Author: Satish Sekar February 10, 2018 0 Comments

By Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (February 2nd 2018) The Power and the Glory By 718 the Berber and Umayyad presence in Spain was established, although fighting continued. The last Visigoth King of Hispania, Rodéric, had usurped the throne and…
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Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa, Abd Allah ibn Musa, Battle of Guadalete, Bay of Biscay, Caliph Al-Walid I, Egilona, King Rodéric, Musa ibn Nusayr, Spain, Straits of Gibraltar, Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik, Tariq ibn Ziyad, the Umayyads, Visigoths

The Origins of Al-Andalus and Beyond

Author: Satish Sekar February 10, 2018 0 Comments

By Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (February 1st 2018) The Umayyads It was one of the world’s major empires, albeit a short-lived one, but its influence, culturally, historically, politically, etc. was immense and not just in Spain, but Morocco too….
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Al-Andalus, Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik, Berbers, Caliph Al-Walid I, Emir of Ifriqiya, Gebral Tariq, Gibraltar, Julian the Count of Ceuta, Morocco, Muawaiya ibn Abi Sufyan, Musa ibn Nusayr, Rodéric, Spain, Tangier, Tariq ibn Ziyad, the Umayyads, Theodofred, Visigoths, Wittiza

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