Timeline of Al-Andalus

Timeline of Al-Andalus

1. DEPENDENT EMIRATE

   • 711- 756
     • Muslims conquered most of Hispania
     • Al-Andalus was part of the Umayyad Caliphate

2. INDEPENDENT EMIRATE

   • 756- 929
     • Abd ar-Rahman I became Emir of Córdoba
     • It is governed by the Umayyad dynasty
     • It is independet from the Abbasid Caliphate
     • The Emirate became prosperous

3. CALIPHATE OF CÓRDOBA

   • 929-1031
     • Abd ar-Rahman III declares himself Caliph of Córdoba
     • Córdoba is one of the biggest cities in the world

4. TAIFAS AND NOTH AFRICAN RULERS

   • 1031-1212
     • Caliphate disintegrates into smaller kingdoms called Taifas
     • The Taifas were not strong enough to resist the Christian Kings
     • They asked for help from the Almoravids (Berbers from Moroco)
     • Later, another group from North Africa, the Almohads, took over from the Almoravids
     • Christian defeted the Almohads at the battle of Navas de Tolosa

5. KINGDOM OF GRANADA

   • 1212-1492
     • Granada is the only Muslim kingdom left
     • It was ruled by the Nasrid Dynasty
     • It was prosperous, but its army was weak
     • Isabella and Ferdinand conquer it.