Umayyad conquest of Hispania

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The Umayyad conquest of Hispania was the early 8th-century Muslim military campaign that brought most of the Iberian Peninsula under Islamic rule, laying the foundation for Al-Andalus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic conquest
historical event
military campaign
cause Umayyad expansion into Western Europe
internal divisions in the Visigothic Kingdom
invitation by factions within Visigothic nobility
commander Musa ibn Nusayr
Tariq ibn Ziyad
countryAffected Portugal
Spain
endTime 718
followedBy establishment of Al-Andalus
linked to: Islamic Spain
follows Visigothic Kingdom in Hispania
linked to: Visigothic Kingdom
hasMainBelligerent Umayyad Caliphate
Visigothic Kingdom
involvedEthnicGroup Arabs
Berbers
Hispano-Romans
linked to: Roman Spain

Visigoths
linked to: Goths
location Hispania
linked to: Iberian Peninsula

Iberian Peninsula
longTermConsequence Arabization of administration and culture in Al-Andalus
Islamization of parts of Iberia
beginning of Muslim rule in Iberia
creation of Al-Andalus as an Umayyad province
start of the Christian Reconquista
notablePlaceCaptured Córdoba
Mérida
Seville
Toledo
opposingCommander Roderic
Visigothic nobles
partOf Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula
Umayyad expansion
predecessorEvent Muslim conquest of the Maghreb
primaryCaliph Al-Walid I
religionOfConquerors Islam
religionOfDefenders Christianity
result Umayyad victory
collapse of the Visigothic Kingdom
establishment of Muslim rule over most of Iberia
foundation of Al-Andalus
significantBattle Battle of Covadonga
Battle of Guadalete
Battle of Segoyuela
Siege of Mérida
Siege of Toledo
sparedRegion Asturias
parts of the Cantabrian Mountains
startTime 711
territorialChange most of Iberian Peninsula annexed by Umayyad Caliphate

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Islamic Spain inceptionEvent Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Reconquista hasCause Muslim conquest of Iberia
linked to: Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Battle of Tours predecessorEvent Umayyad conquest of the Iberian Peninsula
linked to: Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Kingdom of Toledo significantEvent Muslim conquest of Hispania
linked to: Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Umayyad conquest of Hispania partOf Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula
linked to: Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Al-Walid I militaryCampaignsDirected Early Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula
linked to: Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Battle of Covadonga follows Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Early Islamic period significantEvent Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula
linked to: Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Roderick, the Last of the Goths subject Moorish invasion of Spain
linked to: Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Roderick, the Last of the Goths historicalBasis Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Muslim conquest of North Africa followedBy Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula
linked to: Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Early Muslim conquests hasPart Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula
linked to: Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Charles Martel conflict Umayyad invasion of Gaul
linked to: Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Emirate of Córdoba significantEvent Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Lex Visigothorum inForceUntil Islamic conquest of most of the Iberian Peninsula
linked to: Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Battle of Guadalete conflict Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Battle of Guadalete partOf Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula
linked to: Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Battle of Guadalete precededBy Umayyad landing at Gibraltar
linked to: Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Andalusian architecture developedInPeriod Umayyad rule in Iberia
linked to: Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Umayyad forces from Al-Andalus conflict Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Umayyad forces from Al-Andalus resultOf Umayyad conquest of the Visigothic Kingdom
linked to: Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Chronicle of 754 coversEvent Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Spanish March createdAsResponseTo Muslim conquest of most of Iberian Peninsula
subject linked to: Spain (part – Spanish March)
linked to: Umayyad conquest of Hispania
medieval Spain hasKeyProcess Islamic conquest of Hispania
linked to: Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi militaryCampaign Umayyad campaigns in Gaul
linked to: Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Tariq ibn Ziyad participatedIn Muslim conquest of Hispania
linked to: Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Battle of Segoyuela partOf Muslim conquest of Hispania
linked to: Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Siege of Mérida conflictType Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Siege of Mérida partOf Umayyad conquest of the Iberian Peninsula
linked to: Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Siege of Toledo partOf Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Siege of Toledo conflict Umayyad conquest of the Iberian Peninsula
linked to: Umayyad conquest of Hispania