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When did the Umayyad Caliphate reign?
661-750 CE
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Why are there few primary sources for this empire?
Most accounts are from the Abbasids. They conquered the Umayyads and many of their scholars may have had a clear bias against the Umayyads.
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When did the conquest of Spain begin?
710 CE
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Who is the most hated Umayyad ruler?
Yazid I, the second Umayyad ruler
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Why was he hated?
His hereditary succession, his attack on Medina, and his causing of Husseinâs death.
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What were some of the main battles during the Muslim conquest of Spain?
Battle of Guadalete â July 19, 711
Battle of Covadonga â Summer of 722
Battle of Tours/Poitiers â October 10, 732
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Battle of Covadonga â Summer of 722
Battle of Tours/Poitiers â October 10, 732
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Why did the conquest of Spain begin?
The invasion of Spain was the result both of a Muslim readiness to invade and of a call for assistance by one of the Visigothic factions, the âWitizans.â Having become dispossessed after the death of King Witiza in 710, they appealed to MĆ«sÄ for support against the usurper Roderick.
\-Encyclopedia Britannica
\-Encyclopedia Britannica
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How did the Umayyads gain access to Spain?
Their war ships blended in with the surrounding trading vessels when they first landed in Andalus.
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What are some possible myths about the Umayyad conquest of Spain?
That some muslim soldiers tricked some Spanish into thinking they were cannibals.
That the war started when Ilyan had sent one of his daughters to Roderic, the Lord of Andalus, for her improvement and education; but she became pregnant by him. Ilyan having heard of this, said, I see for him no other punishment or recompense, than that I should bring the Arabs against him. He sent to Tarik, saying, I will bring thee to Andalus; Tarik being at that time in Tlemsen, and Musa Ibn Nossevr in Cairwan. But Tarik said I cannot trust thee until thou send me a hostage. So be sent his two daughters, having no other children.
That the war started when Ilyan had sent one of his daughters to Roderic, the Lord of Andalus, for her improvement and education; but she became pregnant by him. Ilyan having heard of this, said, I see for him no other punishment or recompense, than that I should bring the Arabs against him. He sent to Tarik, saying, I will bring thee to Andalus; Tarik being at that time in Tlemsen, and Musa Ibn Nossevr in Cairwan. But Tarik said I cannot trust thee until thou send me a hostage. So be sent his two daughters, having no other children.
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What were the rulings over non-muslims practicing their religion under Umayyad rule?
As long as they practiced within the guidelines in âThe pact of Umar,â they were allowed to freely practice their religion.