Umayyad Conquest of Hispania and the Formation of Al-Andalus (711–756)

1. Ṭāriq ibn Ziyād lands at Gibraltar

   May 1, 711Labels: riq ibn, Gibraltar

   • Britannica
   • Britannica Gibraltar

2. Battle of Guadalete defeats King Roderic

   Jul 1, 711Labels: Battle of, King Roderic

   • Britannica
   • Guadalete

3. Muslim forces take Córdoba after siege

   Oct 1, 711Labels: C rdoba, Umayyad detachment

   • C rdoba siege
   • Britannica

4. Ṭāriq occupies Toledo, Visigothic capital

   Nov 1, 711Labels: Toledo, riq ibn

   • Britannica

5. Mūsā ibn Nuṣayr invades Iberia with reinforcements

   Jan 1, 712Labels: M s, North Africa

   • Britannica Musa
   • Britannica

6. Mūsā captures Seville

   Sep 1, 712Labels: Seville, M s

   • Seville 712
   • Britannica Musa

7. Pact of Tudmir formalizes local submission

   Apr 1, 713Labels: Pact of, Theodemir

   • Tudmir pact
   • Orihuela treaty

8. Mūsā and Ṭāriq are recalled to Damascus

   Jan 1, 714Labels: Damascus, M s

   • Britannica
   • Britannica Musa

9. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Mūsā governs al-Andalus

   Jan 1, 714Labels: Abd al-, al-Andalus

   • Abd al Aziz

10. Assassination of ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Mūsā

    Jan 1, 716Labels: Assassination, Abd al-

    • Abd al Aziz
    • Abd al Aziz

11. Al-Ḥurr crosses the Pyrenees on raids

    Jan 1, 717Labels: Al- urr, Pyrenees

    • Al Hurr

12. Umayyad rule in al-Andalus shifts after 750

    Jan 1, 750Labels: Abbasid Revolution, Fihrids

    • Britannica Umayyads
    • Yusuf al Fihri

13. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān I lands in al-Andalus

    Aug 14, 755Labels: Abd al-Ra, Al-Andalus landing

    • Alameda battle
    • WHE Abd al

14. Battle of al-Muṣāra (Alameda) secures Córdoba

    May 15, 756Labels: Battle of, Y suf

    • Alameda battle
    • WHE Abd al

15. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān I proclaims independent Umayyad emirate

    May 16, 756Labels: Umayyad Emirate, Abd al-Ra

    • Abd al Rahman
    • WHE Abd al