The History Of Spain Podcast

This is episode 21 called Formation and Society of al-Andalus and in this episode you will learn: SHOW NOTES - Why Musa ibn Nusayr and Tariq, the conquerors of the Visigothic Kingdom, fell into disgrace - How Musa's son Abd al-Aziz, wali (governor) of al-Andalus, pretended to establish his own dynasty in al-Andalus, and how he failed in attempting so - The objectives of wali al-Hurr, among them develop the administration of the Umayyad Caliphate in al-Andalus - How were lands distributed among the Muslim conquerors and settlers, and the different treatment that Arab and Berber settlers received - The mission of governor al-Sahm to develop the fiscal system of al-Andalus and how he finished the conquest of the Visigothic Kingdom, that was still present in Septimania - How realpolitik made religious divisions and identities vague - The key Battle of Toulouse, which proved that the Umayyad Caliphate was overestreched and why the Umayyad Caliphate didn't have the short-term aim to conquer Europe - What do dar a