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711 CE – 1492 CE
Al-Andalus
A brilliant Muslim civilization in Iberia famed for science, poetry, and architecture.
Timeline
711 CE
Muslim conquest of Iberia
Forces cross from North Africa and swiftly take most of the peninsula.
929 CE
Caliphate of Córdoba
Córdoba becomes one of the largest, most learned cities in the world.
1492 CE
Fall of Granada
The last Muslim kingdom in Iberia surrenders to Castile and Aragon.