Introduction: The History of the History Part 1: Translation: The History of Ibn al- Qutiya (d. 367 / 977) 1. Tariq ibn Ziyad invades al-Andalus 2. The Governors of the Damascus Caliphate (92 – 136 / 711 – 756) 3. The Arrival of ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Mu‘awiya and his Reign as Emir (138 – 172 / 756 – 788) 4. The Reign of the Emir Hisham ( 172 – 180 / 788 – 796) 5. The Reign of the Emir al-Hakam (180 – 206 / 796 – 822) 6. The Reign of the Emir ‘Abd al-Rahman II ( 796 – 238 / 822 – 852)ii 7. The Reign of the Emir Muhammad ( 238 – 273 / 852 – 886) 8. The Reign of the Emir al-Mundhir ( 273 – 275 / 886 – 888) 9. The Reign of the Emir ‘Abdallah (275 – 300 / 888 – 912) 10. The Reign of the Emir / Caliph ‘Abdal-Rahman III ( 300-350 / 912 – 961) Part 2: Notes and Comments Appendices
Biography
David James was Special Lecturer in Arabic Studies at University College Dublin, where he also taught a course on Islamic Spain. He is the author of Manuscripts of the Holy Qur’an from the Mamluk Era and has lived and worked in Andalucia for the last ten years.
