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The Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula (Arabic: فَتْحُ الأَنْدَلُس, romanized: fatḥu l-andalus; 711–720s), also known as the Arab conquest of Spain, [1] was the Umayyad conquest of the Visigothic Kingdom of Hispania in the early 8th century.
The Roman Republic conquered and occupied territories in the Iberian Peninsula that were previously under the control of native Celtic, Iberian, Celtiberian and Aquitanian tribes and the Carthaginian Empire. The Carthaginian territories in the south and east of the peninsula were conquered in 206 BC during the Second Punic War. Control was ...
The rest of Iberia was easily conquered, and Abd al-Rahman soon had control of all of Iberia. [29] Rule ... Map showing the extent of the Almoravid empire.
Carthaginian Iberia was a province of the larger Carthaginian Empire. The Carthaginians conquered the Mediterranean part of Iberia and remained there until the 2nd Punic war and the Roman conquest of the peninsula.
The Iberian Peninsula (IPA: / aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə n / eye-BEER-ee-ən), [a] also known as Iberia, [b] is a peninsula in south-western Europe.Mostly separated from the rest of the European landmass by the Pyrenees, it includes the territories of Peninsular Spain [c] and Continental Portugal, comprising most of the region, as well as the tiny adjuncts of Andorra, Gibraltar, and, pursuant to the ...
741 – The 10,000 survivors of Kulthum's force arrive in Iberia under a new leader, Talaba ibn Salama. 742 – Internal conflict in Al-Andalus continues for the next 4 years. 755 – Abd ar-Rahman I of the Umayyad dynasty flees to Iberia to escape the Abbasids. 756 – Abd ar-Rahman I defeats Yusuf al-Fihri outside Córdoba.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 March 2025. Expansion of the Islamic state (622–750) For later military territorial expansion of Islamic states, see Spread of Islam. Early Muslim conquests Expansion under Muhammad, 622–632 Expansion under the Rashidun Caliphate, 632–661 Expansion under the Umayyad Caliphate, 661–750 Date 622 ...
624 – The Visigoths, through the conquest of the last Byzantine domains and the Basque Country, control all of the Iberian peninsula. 631 – Sisenand becomes king of the Visigoths. 633 – Julian becomes bishop of Braga. 636 – Chintila becomes king of the Visigoths. 640 – Tulga becomes king of the Visigoths.