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Muslim Conquest of Iberia

711 CE – 718 CE · 7 years

Tariq ibn Ziyad crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and destroyed the Visigothic Kingdom in a lightning campaign. Within seven years, nearly all of the Iberian Peninsula fell under Muslim control, beginning almost 800 years of Islamic civilization in Al-Andalus.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Umayyad Caliphate
  • Visigothic Kingdom

Key moments

Defining events in the Muslim Conquest of Iberia.

  1. 711 Battle of Guadalete
  2. 711 Fall of Toledo
  3. 712 Fall of Seville

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 711 CE and 718 CE.

711 CE Reconquista 717 CE Siege of Constantinople (717) 711 CE Fushimi Inari-taisha 713 CE Leshan Giant Buddha 715 CE Umayyad Mosque

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Leshan Giant Buddha Landmark · East Asia 713 CE – still standing Hindu kingdoms Polity · South Asia 500 BCE – 1715 CE Mesoamerican Trade Network Trade route · Americas 1200 BCE – 1521 CE Maya City-State Wars Conflict · Americas 400 BCE – 900 CE Umayyad Mosque Landmark · Middle East 715 CE – still standing Egypt Polity · Middle East 3000 BCE – 2026 CE
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