The History Of Spain Podcast

This is episode 26 called Administration of al-Andalus and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - The succession practices of Arab royal families - The quick war of succession between Hisham and his elder brother Sulayman, following the death of Abd al-Rahman I - A revolt in Zaragoza that led to the rise of the Banu Amrus - What characterized the rule of Hisham - The reign of Bermudo of Asturias and the aceifas of the Emirate of Córdoba under Hisham against the Kingdom of Asturias - The return of Alfonso II 'the Chaste' from his exile and the definitive capital of Asturias, Oviedo - The introduction and adoption of the Maliki school of Islamic jurisprudence - What was the central administration of the Emirate and Caliphate of Córdoba like - The territorial organization of al-Andalus: interior and frontier marches - Administration of justice in al-Andalus - Financial administration of al-Andalus: legal and extralegal taxes, coinage, and how were taxes paid - An anecdote that shows how the orthodoxy of