Unit 4- Al-AndalusVersión en línea You have to match the events to the three different periods: the conquest(711-756), the independent emirate(756-929), and the caliphate of Córdoba(929-1031). por Cristina Garrido Villarreal 1 The conquest 2 The independent emirate 3 The caliphate of Córdoba In 711 Tarik crossed the Strait of Gibraltar. Al-Andalus became an emirate. The battle of Guadalete. The battle of Covadonga. In 756 Abderraman I proclaimed himself an independent emir. During this period al-Andalus had to fight the Christians and the Franks. The Muladi rebellion. Abderraman III proclaimed himself caliph. This was the period of greatest splendour of al-Andalus. Almanzor plundered Barcelona and Santiago The governors of the provinces declared their independence. The caliphate disintegrated into 28 independent kingdoms, or taifas.
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