Muslim Spain and Portugal: A Political History of al-Andalus

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This is the first study in English of the political history of Muslim Spain and Portugal, based on Arab sources. It provides comprehensive coverage of events across the whole of the region from 711 to the fall of Granada in 1492. Up till now the history of this region has been badly neglected in comparison with studies of other states in medieval Europe. When considered at all, it has been largely written from Christian sources and seen in terms of the Christian Reconquest. Hugh Kennedy raises the profile of this important area, bringing the subject alive with vivid translations from Arab sources. This will be fascinating reading for historians of medieval Europe and for historians of the middle east drawing out the similarities and contrasts with other areas of the Muslim world. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents List of Maps Dedication Acknowledgements Note on Names and Dates Glossary Introduction 1. The Conquest and the Age of the Amirs, 711-56 The Iberian background The Muslim conquest, 711-16 The settlement of the Muslims The early governors, 714-41 The coming of the Syrians, 741-56 2. The Umayyad Amirate, 756-852 'Abd al-Raḥmān I and the establishment of the Umayyads, 755-88 The reigns of Hishām I and al-Ḥakam I, 788-822 The reign of 'Abd al-Raḥmān II, 822-52 The administration of the early Umayyad amirate The lands of the northern frontier, 788-852 The Iberian peninsula in the ninth century 3. Muḥammad, al-Mundhir and 'Abd Allāh: the Slide into Anarchy, 852-912 The accession and early years of the Amir Muḥammad The growing crisis of the Umayyad amirate, 852-86 The reign of 'Abd Allāh and the decay of the amirate, 888-912 4. The Golden Age of the Umayyad Caliphate, 912-76 The policies and strategies of 'Abd al-Raḥmān III The years of expansion, 912-29 Umayyad intervention in North Africa The later years of 'Abd al-Raḥmān III, 939-61 The reign of al-Ḥakam II al-Mustanṣir, 961-76 The caliphate in Mediterranean society 5. The 'Amirids and the Collapse of the Caliphate of Cordoba The rise of al-Manṣūr, 976-81 Al-Manṣūr in power, 981-1002 The rule of al-Muẓaffar, 1002-8 The collapse of the Cordovan state, 1008-31 6. The Taifa Kingdoms The emergence of the Taifa kingdoms Arab patrician Taifas: Seville, Zaragoza and Cordoba The 'old' Berber Taifas: Badajoz, Toledo and Albarracin The ṣaqāliba Taifas of the Levante The Zirids of Granada and other 'new' Berber Taifas Taifa politics The Christian advance, 1057-86 7. The Empire of the Almoravids The origins of the Almoravid movement, c. 1050-86 The Almoravid conquest of al-Andalus, 1086-1102 The establishment of the Almoravid regime in al-Andalus The reign of 'Alī b. Yūsuf b. Tāshfīn: the years of victory, 1106-17 The structure of Almoravid government in al-Andalus The reign of 'Alī b. Yūsuf b. Tāshfīn: the years of decline, 1118-42 8. The Second Taifas 9. The Early Almohad Caliphate The origins of the Almohad movement, c. 1100-30 'Abd al-Mu'min and the construction of the Almohad caliphate, 1130-63 The caliphate of Abū Ya'qūb Yūsuf: the early years, 1163-72 The Huete campaign, 1172 Abū Ya'qūb Yūsuf: the later years, 1173-84 10. The Later Almohad Caliphate The caliphate of Abū Yūsuf Ya'qūb al-Manṣūr, 1184-99 The caliphate of al-Nāṣir, 1199-1213 The collapse of Almohad rule in al-Andalus, 1213-28 The twilight of al-Andalus, 1228-48 11. The Nasrids of Granada Ibn al-Aḥmar and the foundation of the Nasrid kingdom, 1232-73 Nasrids, Merinids and Castilians, 1273-1333 The golden years of the Nasrid kingdom: Yūsuf I and Muḥammad V, 1333-91 Internal divisions and external threats, 1391-1464 The decline and fall of the Kingdom of Granada, 1464-92 Farewell to al-Andalus Appendix 1: Governors of al-Andalus and Taifa Kings Appendix 2: Family Trees of the Ruling Dynasties of al-Andalus Bibliography Maps Index