Umayyad conquest of Hispania

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The Umayyad conquest of Hispania was the early 8th-century Muslim military campaign that brought most of the Iberian Peninsula under Islamic rule, laying the foundation for Al-Andalus.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic conquest
historical event
military campaign
cause Umayyad expansion into Western Europe
internal divisions in the Visigothic Kingdom
invitation by factions within Visigothic nobility
commander Musa ibn Nusayr
Tariq ibn Ziyad
countryAffected Portugal
Spain
endTime 718
followedBy establishment of Al-Andalus
follows Visigothic Kingdom in Hispania
hasMainBelligerent Umayyad Caliphate
Visigothic Kingdom
involvedEthnicGroup Arabs
Berbers
Hispano-Romans
Visigoths
location Hispania
Iberian Peninsula
longTermConsequence Arabization of administration and culture in Al-Andalus
Islamization of parts of Iberia
beginning of Muslim rule in Iberia
creation of Al-Andalus as an Umayyad province
start of the Christian Reconquista
notablePlaceCaptured Córdoba
Mérida
Seville NERFINISHED
Toledo
opposingCommander Roderic
Visigothic nobles
partOf Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula
Umayyad expansion
predecessorEvent Muslim conquest of the Maghreb
primaryCaliph Al-Walid I
religionOfConquerors Islam
religionOfDefenders Christianity
result Umayyad victory
collapse of the Visigothic Kingdom
establishment of Muslim rule over most of Iberia
foundation of Al-Andalus
significantBattle Battle of Covadonga
Battle of Guadalete
Battle of Segoyuela
Siege of Mérida
Siege of Toledo
sparedRegion Asturias NERFINISHED
parts of the Cantabrian Mountains
startTime 711
territorialChange most of Iberian Peninsula annexed by Umayyad Caliphate

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Early Islamic period ("Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula")
Kingdom of Toledo ("Muslim conquest of Hispania")
significantEvent
Battle of Covadonga
follows
Reconquista ("Muslim conquest of Iberia")
hasCause
Islamic Spain
inceptionEvent
Al-Walid I ("Early Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula")
militaryCampaignsDirected
Umayyad conquest of Hispania ("Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula")
partOf
Battle of Tours ("Umayyad conquest of the Iberian Peninsula")
predecessorEvent

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