History of Andalusia

Al-Andalus () was the Muslim-ruled area of the Iberian Peninsula. The name refers to the different Muslim states that controlled these territories at various times between 711 and 1492. At its greatest geographical extent, it occupied most of the peninsula as well as Septimania under Umayyad rule. These boundaries changed through a series of conquests that Western historiography has traditionally characterised as the Reconquista, eventually shrinking to the south and finally to the Emirate of Granada.

historic Iberian state (1238–1492)

Amazigh (Berber) tribe

medieval Berber kingdom of the 11th century

Muslim medieval Arab kingdom in Spain

1035-1058

medieval Berber kingdom of the 11th century

former state (1492-1833)

alleged anarchist organization in Spain

realm

Paleohispanic script

aspect of Spanish history

small independent emirate created c. 1145

fortified palace-city in Córdoba, Spain

18th-century term for territories in Spain

open-air courtyard style popular in south Spain