Muslim Spain (In Our Time)
711 · Resource
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Muslim Spain. In 711 a small army of North African Berbers invaded Spain and established an Iberian Islamic culture that would last for over 700 years. Despite periods of infighting and persecution, Muslim Spain was a land where Muslims, Jews and Christians co-existed in relative peace and harmony. Its capital, Cordoba, althou
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Around 711
- Hijra (622)
- Tang dynasty (618)
- Khmer Empire (Angkor) (802)
- Arab conquest of the Maghreb (647)
- Reign of Charlemagne (768)
- Death of Muhammad (632)
- Islamic Golden Age (750)
- Battle of Yarmouk (636)
- Abbasid Caliphate founded (750)
- Fall of the Sasanian Empire (651)