What was the Umayyad conquest of Hispania?
Q: What was the Umayyad conquest of Hispania?
A: It was the expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate over Hispania (modern-day Spain and Portugal) from 711 to 788.
Q: Who set up the Emirate of Cordova after the conquest?
A: Abd ar-Rahman I set up the Emirate of Cordova after the conquest.
Q: What is al-Andalus?
A: Al-Andalus is the name for Muslim-ruled Iberia (modern-day Spain and Portugal) from 756 to 788.
Q: What was the westernmost expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate?
A: The conquest of Hispania was the westernmost expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate.
Q: Who defeated the Umayyads in the Battle of Tours?
A: Charles Martel defeated the Umayyads in the Battle of Tours.
Q: Who made up the conquering army in Hispania?
A: The conquering army was made up mainly of Berbers from north-western Africa who had only recently come under Muslim influence.
Q: What was the period from 710 to 1492 called?
A: The period from 710 to the fall of the last Islamic state in the Battle of Granada in 1492 is called the Reconquista.
