Umayyad conquest of Hispania

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Islamic conquest historical event military campaign

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.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Umayyad conquest of Hispania canonical	9
Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula	5
Muslim conquest of Hispania	3
Umayyad conquest of the Iberian Peninsula	3
Early Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula	1
Islamic conquest of Hispania	1
Islamic conquest of most of the Iberian Peninsula	1
Moorish invasion of Spain	1
Muslim conquest of Iberia	1
Muslim conquest of most of Iberian Peninsula	1
Umayyad campaigns in Gaul	1
Umayyad conquest of the Visigothic Kingdom	1
Umayyad invasion of Gaul	1
Umayyad landing at Gibraltar	1
Umayyad rule in Iberia	1

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	Islamic Spain ⓘ surface form: establishment of Al-Andalus
follows	Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ surface form: Visigothic Kingdom in Hispania
hasMainBelligerent	Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ
involvedEthnicGroup	Arabs ⓘ Berbers ⓘ Roman Spain ⓘ surface form: Hispano-Romans Goths ⓘ surface form: Visigoths
location	Iberian Peninsula ⓘ surface form: 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	Cordoba (historical) ⓘ surface form: Córdoba Mérida ⓘ Seville ⓘ Toledo ⓘ
opposingCommander	Roderic ⓘ Visigothic nobles ⓘ
partOf	Umayyad conquest of Hispania self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula Early Muslim conquests ⓘ surface form: Umayyad expansion
predecessorEvent	Muslim conquest of North Africa ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ parts of the Cantabrian Mountains ⓘ
startTime	711 ⓘ
territorialChange	most of Iberian Peninsula annexed by Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ

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Islamic Spain → inceptionEvent → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

Reconquista → hasCause → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim conquest of Iberia

Battle of Tours → predecessorEvent → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

this entity surface form: Umayyad conquest of the Iberian Peninsula

Kingdom of Toledo → significantEvent → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim conquest of Hispania

Umayyad conquest of Hispania → partOf → Umayyad conquest of Hispania self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula

Al-Walid I → militaryCampaignsDirected → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula

Battle of Covadonga → follows → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

Early Islamic period → significantEvent → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula

Roderick, the Last of the Goths → subject → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

this entity surface form: Moorish invasion of Spain

Roderick, the Last of the Goths → historicalBasis → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

Muslim conquest of North Africa → followedBy → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula

Early Muslim conquests → hasPart → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula

Charles Martel → conflict → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

this entity surface form: Umayyad invasion of Gaul

Emirate of Córdoba → significantEvent → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

Lex Visigothorum → inForceUntil → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

this entity surface form: Islamic conquest of most of the Iberian Peninsula

Battle of Guadalete → conflict → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

Battle of Guadalete → partOf → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula

Battle of Guadalete → precededBy → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

this entity surface form: Umayyad landing at Gibraltar

Andalusian architecture → developedInPeriod → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

this entity surface form: Umayyad rule in Iberia

Umayyad forces from Al-Andalus → conflict → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

Umayyad forces from Al-Andalus → resultOf → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

this entity surface form: Umayyad conquest of the Visigothic Kingdom

Chronicle of 754 → coversEvent → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

Spain (part – Spanish March) → createdAsResponseTo → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

subject surface form: Spanish March

this entity surface form: Muslim conquest of most of Iberian Peninsula

medieval Spain → hasKeyProcess → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

this entity surface form: Islamic conquest of Hispania

Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi → militaryCampaign → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

this entity surface form: Umayyad campaigns in Gaul

Tariq ibn Ziyad → participatedIn → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim conquest of Hispania

Battle of Segoyuela → partOf → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim conquest of Hispania

Siege of Mérida → conflictType → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

Siege of Mérida → partOf → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

this entity surface form: Umayyad conquest of the Iberian Peninsula

Siege of Toledo → partOf → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

Siege of Toledo → conflict → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ

this entity surface form: Umayyad conquest of the Iberian Peninsula