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History · Umayyad Dynasty Abd al-Rahman I Founds the Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba
...yyad loyalists in al-Andalus. Landing near Almunecar on the Andalusian coast in 138 AH, he rallied Syrian Arab troops who had bee...
Battle · Crusades Era Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
...s. The Almohads under Caliph al-Nasir had recovered much of Andalusia after their victory at Alarcos in 1195, but a coalition of ...
History · Abbasid Dynasty Death of Ibn Zuhr (Avenzoar)
Abu Marwan ibn Zuhr, the renowned Andalusian physician, died in Seville. His medical text introduced ex...
History · Abbasid Dynasty Death of Ibn Rushd (Averroes)
Abu al-Walid Muhammad ibn Rushd, the great Andalusian philosopher, jurist, and physician, died in Marrakech. His...