Abd al-Rahman I founds the Emirate of Córdoba
756 · Event
The last Umayyad prince, escaping the Abbasid massacre of his family, takes Córdoba and founds an independent emirate in al-Andalus.
On these timelines: Spain, Islam, Master, Major Religions, The Islamic Golden Age
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