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Rulers and realms in medieval Iberia, 711-1492 / Timothy M. Flood.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Flood, Timothy M., 1943- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Spain--History--711-1516.
Spain.
History.
Spain--Kings and rulers.
Kings and rulers.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:
x, 235 pages ; 26 cm
Place of Publication:
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
Summary:
"The Muslim conquest of Iberia in 711 began nearly eight centuries of struggle for control of the peninsula. The invaders quickly achieved military supremacy, but political dominance was less complete. Within a few years, a small band of Christian rebels defied Muslim authority, establishing their own ruling class in the northern mountains of Asturias."--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
On the eve of conquest: before 711
The Visigoths in Iberia
The Arab conquest of North Africa
Count Julian and Musa ibn Nusayr
The Muslim invasion and the period of governors: 711/756
The Muslim invasion of Iberia
The arrival of Musa Ibn Nusayr: 712/714
The campaigns of Abd al-Aziz: 714/716
The administration of al-Hurr: 716/718
Pelagius (Pelayo) and the beginning of christian resistance
A rapid succession of governors and muslim expansion north of the Pyrenees
Berber uprising and civil war
Expansion of Asturias during the reign of Alfonso I (739/757)
Umayyad Emirs and the emergence of the Christian North: 756/912
The rise of Abd al-Rahman Ibn Marwan
The Christian North during the time of Abd al-Rahman I
The Asturian Kingdom and the reigns of Hisham I (788/796) and al-Hakam I (796/822)
Carolingian influence in the Pyrenees after 778
Carolingian control rebuffed in the Western Pyrenees
The Banu Qasi and Pamplona versus Cordoba
Ramiro I (842/850) of Asturias
Mid-ninth-century changes in leadership
Internal unrest in al-Andalus under Muhammad I (852/886)
The short, unfortunate reign of al-Mundhir (886/888)
The reign of Abd Allah (888/912)
Emerging independence in the Eastern Pyrenean counties
Fortun Garces (880?/905), the last of his dynasty in Navarre.
The age of Abd al-Rahman III: 912/961
Abd al-Rahman III restores the authority of Cordoba
The sons of Alfonso III: 910/925
The struggle for La Rioja
The Christian North in a state of flux: 925/931
The surging influence of Castile
The Emir Abd al-Rahman III (912/961) becomes Caliph
The resumption of conflicts during the Reign of Ramiro II (931/951)
Cordoro III (951/956), Sancho I (956...966), and Ordofio IV (958/959)
From dominance to decadence in al-Andalus: 961/1031
The Kingdoms of Leon and Navarre in contest with al-Hakam II (961/976)
The Reign of Hisham II (976...1013) and the usurpation of al-Mansur
The Christian North oppressed by the dictatorship of al-Mansur
Abd al-Malik al-Muzaffar (1002/1008) maintains muslim dominance over the north
The short dictatorship of Sanchuelo (1008/1009)
Sancho Garcia aligns with Caliph Sulayman against Caliph Muhammad II: 1009
From Ali Ibn Hammud (1016/1018) to Hisham III (1027/1031) the Christian North benefits from the civil war in al-Andalus.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781476674711
147667471X
OCLC:
1024256509

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