At a glance
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- Review
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Walk this pathway
6steps · 30min · newcomer · student
The crossing
711: Tariq crosses the strait.
Umayyad Cordoba
Abd al-Rahman I founds the West's capital.
The taifas
The caliphate's fall, 1031: small kingdoms.
The Maghribi waves
Almoravids then Almohads cross to the rescue.
Granada
The Nasrids: the Alhambra for two and a half centuries.
The fall
1492: the keys surrendered, an era ends.
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Overview
A path through al-Andalus from the crossing to the fall: Umayyad Cordoba, the Taifa kingdoms, the Almoravids and Almohads, and the last Granada.
Sources
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islam.museum contributors. “Al-Andalus: Eight Centuries”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-andalus/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.