1st Edition

The Muslim Conquest and Settlement of North Africa and Spain

By Abdulwahid Dhanun Taha Copyright 1989
296 Pages
by Routledge

296 Pages
by Routledge

296 Pages
by Routledge

In the seventh and eighth centuries, the Muslim Arabs conquered large areas of North Africa and then, with the help of their former adversaries in North Africa, the Berbers, gained a decisive victory over the Visigoths in Spain. This book, first published in 1989 and based on Arabic and other sources, describes the process of conquest and settlement, first depicting the lack of unity in North... Read more

1. The Political Geography of North Africa and Spain  2. The Conquest and Establishment of Arab Rule in North Africa  3. The Muslim Conquest of Spain  4. Early Muslim Settlement in Spain: the Arab Tribes in Al-Andalus  5. Early Muslim Settlement in Spain: the Berber Tribes in Al-Andalus  6. The Governor’s Period and the Internal Tensions in Spain (I)  7. The Governor’s Period and the Internal Tensions in Spain (II)  8. The Entry of Abdulrahman I and the Establishment of the Umayyad Emirate in Spain

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 'Abdulwa hid Dhanu n Ta ha (Author)