The History Of Spain Podcast

This is episode 25 called Emirate of Córdoba and Abd al-Rahman and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - Opposition of former wali Yusuf and Syrian commander al-Sumayl - Revolts of Yusuf's family, local particularistic revolts and Abbasid-backed conspiracies - The last stand of Emir Abd al-Rahman in Carmona's fortress - The autonomy of Muslim cities far from Córdoba and the fall of Narbonne in 759, marking the end of Muslim presence in France - Charlemagne's first campaign in Spain, resulting in a complete failure and the disaster at the Pass of Roncesvalles - The organization of an Andalusi standing army, improvement of infrastructure and transformation of the capital of the Emirate, Córdoba - Start of the building of the Great Mosque of Córdoba - Analysis of the legacy of Abd al-Rahman I of Córdoba - How interfaith marriages between Muslim men and Christian women were used to pacify and colonize the Iberian Peninsula - Status of concubines of the Umayyad court and why concubines were useful to pres