2 The establishment of the Umayyad state in al-Andalus – the ninth century

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of illustrations vi
4. Foreword viii
5. Introduction: Iberian background 1
6. 1 The invasion of the Iberian Peninsula – the eighth century 14
7. 2 The establishment of the Umayyad state in al-Andalus – the ninth century 40
8. 3 Al-Andalus in the tenth century 66
9. 4 The eleventh century – a time of change 113
10. 5 Al-Andalus under the rule of the Berber dynasties 137
11. 6 The thirteenth and fourteenth centuries 161
12. 7 The fifteenth century – the final phase of Muslim rule in al-Andalus 183
13. Conclusion 194
14. Bibliography 197
15. Index 213