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This is a historical timeline of Portugal. - Main article: History of Portugal
History of Portugal Series Prehistoric Portugal Pre-Roman Portugal Roman Lusitania and Gallaecia Visigoths and Suevi Moorish rule and Reconquista First County of Portugal Kingdom of Galicia and Portugal Second County of Portugal Establishment of the Monarchy Consolidation of the Monarchy 1383-1385 Crisis Discoveries Portuguese Empire 1580 Crisis Iberian...
First County of Portugal ( 8th century - 9th century - 10th century - other centuries) Events Beowulf might have been written down in this century, though it could also have been in the 8th century Reign of Charlemagne, and concurrent (and controversially labeled) Carolingian Renaissance in western Europe Viking attacks on Europe begin Oseberg ship burial The...
Events 11 May: Printing of The Diamond Sutra, the oldest dated printed book. ...
The Kingdom of Asturias was the first Christian nation to be established in the Iberian peninsula after it was conquered by the Islamic Moors in 711. ...
VÃmara Peres (? - 873) from Vimara (Weimar or Guimar) and Peres (son of Peter) was a christian warlord of the 9th century in west Iberia. ...
For the terrain type, see: Heath (habitat). ...
Miño/Minho designates both the river as well as an adjacent Portuguese region Miño/Minho River The river is the longest in Galicia with an extension of 340 km. ...
View of the river mouth from Portos Crystal Palace Gardens, facing West Douro (Latin Durius, Spanish Duero, Portuguese Douro) is one of the major rivers of Portugal and Spain, flowing from its source near Soria across central Spain and Portugal to its outlet at Oporto. ...
Afonso I, the first king of Portugal Partial view of Guimararães city from the castle Castle of Guimarães Guimarães is a city in northwestern Portugal in the province of Minho and the Braga district. ...
Events Viking raid of Dorestad. ...
VÃmara Peres (? - 873) from Vimara (Weimar or Guimar) and Peres (son of Peter) was a christian warlord of the 9th century in west Iberia. ...
Events Nine battles are fought between the Danes and Wessex. ...
Coimbra is a city and the capital of the district of Coimbra in Portugal. ...
For the terrain type, see: Heath (habitat). ...
Events The Danes force king Alfred the Great of Wessex to retreat to a fort in Athelney, Somerset. ...
Coimbra is a city and the capital of the district of Coimbra in Portugal. ...
The Kingdom of Asturias was the first Christian nation to be established in the Iberian peninsula after it was conquered by the Islamic Moors in 711. ...
Events The Glagolitic alphabet, devised by Cyril and Methodius, missionairies from Constantinople, is adopted in the Bulgarian Empire. ...
al-Mundhir, of the Umayyad dynasty, was Emir of Cordoba from 886 to 888. ...
The Courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of the grandest architectural legacies of the Umayyads. ...
The Caliph of Cordoba ruled Islamic Spain (Al-Andalus) and North Africa from the city of Cordoba, from 929 to 1031. ...
Events January 13: With the death of Charles the Fat, the Frankish kingdom is split again, and this time permanently. ...
Abdallah ibn Muhammad, of the Umayyad dynasty, was Emir of Cordoba from 888 to 912. ...
The Courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of the grandest architectural legacies of the Umayyads. ...
The Caliph of Cordoba ruled Islamic Spain (Al-Andalus) and North Africa from the city of Cordoba, from 929 to 1031. ...
- 909 - Alfonso III of Asturias is deposed by his sons yet also proclaimed Emperor.
- 910
- 911 - Count Hermenegildo Guterres of Coimbra, sucessor of Count Hermenegildo Mendes, dies and his son Arias Mendes becomes Count of Coimbra.
- 912 - Abd al-Rahman III becomes the Umayyad Emir of Córdova.
- 913 - An expedition commanded by Ordonho II, then vassal king of Galicia, into Muslim territory takes Évora from the Muslims.
- 914
- 916 - Ordonho II of León is defeated by the Emir Abd al-Rahman III in Valdejunquera.
- 918
- 924 - Fruela II becomes King of León.
- 925
- 926
- Ramiro II takes residency in the city of Viseu.
- Mendo Gonçalves I (also know as Hermenegildo Gonçalves, son of Count Gonçalo of Galicia) marries Mumadona Dias (daughter of Onega Lucides and Diogo Fernandes) and becomes Count of Portugal.
- The Umayyad Emir Abd al-Rahman III, faced with the threat of invasion by the Fatimids, proclaims himself Caliph of Córdova. Under the reign of Abd al-Rahman III Muslim Al-Andalus reaches its greatest height before its slow decline over the next four centuries.
- 928 - Gonçalo Moniz, grandson of Count Arias Mendes of Coimbra, becomes Count of Coimbra.
- 929 - Abd al-Rahman III proclaims himself Caliph in Cordoba and transforms the Emirate of Cordova into and independent caliphate no longer under even theoretical control from Baghdad.
- 930 - Ramiro II leaves his residency in Viseu.
- 931 - Ramiro II becomes King of León.
- 938 - First document where the word Portugal is writen in its present form.
- 946 - The county of Castile becomes independent.
- 950
- Countess Mumadona Dias of Portugal divides amongst her sons her the vast domains, upon the death of her husband Count Mendo Gonçalves I.
- Gonçalo Mendes, son of Mumadona Dias and Mendo Gonçalves I, becomes Count of Portugal.
- Ordonho III becomes King of León.
- 953 - Big Moorish incursion in Galicia.
- 955 - Ordonho III of León attacks lisbon.
- 956 - Sancho I becomes King of León.
- 958
- Sancho I of León is deposed.
- Ordonho IV becomes King of León.
- 959 - Countess Mumadona Dias donates vast estates to the Monastery of St. Mamede in Guimarães.
- 960 - Sancho I of León is reinstated as King of León.
- 961 - Al-Hakam II becomes Umayyad Caliph of Córdova.
- 962 - Count Gonçalo Mendes of Portugal rebels against Sancho I of León.
- 966
- Count Gonçalo Moniz of Coimbra rebels against Sancho I of León.
- Vikings raid Galicia and kill the bishop of Santiago de Compostela in battle, but his successor St. Rudesind rallies the local forces and kills the Viking King Gundered.
- 967 - Ramiro III becomes King of León.
- 971 - Another minor Viking raid in Galicia.
- 976 - Caliph Al-Hakam II dies, and Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir takes over in the name of his protégé Hisham II, becoming a military dictator usurping caliphal powers and lauching a big number of offensive campaignes against the Christians.
- 981 - Count Gonçalo Moniz of Coimbra dies.
- 982 - Bermudo II becomes King of León, having been acclaimed by the Counts of Galicia and anointed in Santiago de Compostela.
- 987
- Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir lays waste to the now Christian Coimbra.
- Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir seizes the castles north of the Douro River, and arrives at the city of Santiago de Compostela. The city had been evacuated and Al-Mansur burns it to the ground and destroys the Church of Santiago.
- Count Gonçalo Mendes takes the personal title 'Magnus Dux Portucalensium (Grand-Duke of Portugal) and rebels against King Bermudo II of León, being defeated.
- 999
- Alfonso V becomes King of León.
- Mendo Gonçalves II, son (or grandson?) of Gonçalo Mendes and Tuta, becomes Count of Portugal.
- Countess Mumadona Dias dies.
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Ordoño II of Leòn (reigned 914 â 924), King of León was the son of Alfonso III. He was chosen King of León on the death of his brother [ ]. He was of a much harder temperament than his brother and quickly dedicated himself to fight against the...
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Coimbra is a city and the capital of the district of Coimbra in Portugal. ...
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The Caliph of Cordoba ruled Islamic Spain (Al-Andalus) and North Africa from the city of Cordoba, from 929 to 1031. ...
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Ordoño II of Leòn (reigned 914 â 924), King of León was the son of Alfonso III. He was chosen King of León on the death of his brother [ ]. He was of a much harder temperament than his brother and quickly dedicated himself to fight against the...
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Ordoño II of Leòn (reigned 914 â 924), King of León was the son of Alfonso III. He was chosen King of León on the death of his brother [ ]. He was of a much harder temperament than his brother and quickly dedicated himself to fight against the...
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Abd-ar-Rahman III, Emir and Caliph of Cordoba (912 - 961) was the greatest and the most successful of the princes of the Ummayad dynasty in Spain. ...
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Ordoño II of Leòn (reigned 914 â 924), King of León was the son of Alfonso III. He was chosen King of León on the death of his brother [ ]. He was of a much harder temperament than his brother and quickly dedicated himself to fight against the...
Motto: Capital Santiago de Compostela Official languages Galician and Castilian Area â Total â % of Spain Ranked 7th 29 574 km² 5,8% Population â Total (2003) â % of Spain â Density Ranked 5th 2 737 370 6,5% 92,36/km² Demonym â English â Galician â Spanish â Portuguese Galician galego gallego galego Statute of Autonomy April...
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Ramiro II King of Leon (931-951). ...
Ordoño II of Leòn (reigned 914 â 924), King of León was the son of Alfonso III. He was chosen King of León on the death of his brother [ ]. He was of a much harder temperament than his brother and quickly dedicated himself to fight against the...
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Ramiro II King of Leon (931-951). ...
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Entrance to the emirs palace in Bukhara. ...
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Ramiro II King of Leon (931-951). ...
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Ramiro II King of Leon (931-951). ...
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The city of León was founded by the Roman Seventh Legion (for unknown reasons always written as Legio Septima Gemina (twin seventh legion). It was the headquarters of that legion in the late empire and was a center for trade in gold which was mined at Las Médulas...
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For the terrain type see Moor Moors is used in this article to describe the medieval Muslim inhabitants of al-Andalus and the Maghreb, whose culture is often called Moorish. For other meanings look at Moors (Meaning) or Blackamoors. ...
Motto: Galiza Ceibe Capital Santiago de Compostela Official languages Galician and Castilian Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 7th 29 574 km² 5,8% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 5th 2 737 370 6,5% 92,36/km² Demonym – English – Galician – Spanish Galician galego gallego Statute of Autonomy April...
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The city of León was founded by the Roman Seventh Legion (for unknown reasons always written as Legio Septima Gemina (twin seventh legion). It was the headquarters of that legion in the late empire and was a center for trade in gold which was mined at Las Médulas...
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Afonso I, the first king of Portugal Partial view of Guimararães city from the castle Castle of Guimarães Guimarães is a city in northwestern Portugal in the province of Minho and the Braga district. ...
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The city of León was founded by the Roman Seventh Legion (for unknown reasons always written as Legio Septima Gemina (twin seventh legion). It was the headquarters of that legion in the late empire and was a center for trade in gold which was mined at Las Médulas...
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Al-Hakam II was Caliph of Cordoba, in Al-Andalus, and son of Abd_ar_rahman III (al_Nasir). ...
The Courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of the grandest architectural legacies of the Umayyads. ...
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Coimbra is a city and the capital of the district of Coimbra in Portugal. ...
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Motto: Capital Santiago de Compostela Official languages Galician and Castilian Area â Total â % of Spain Ranked 7th 29 574 km² 5,8% Population â Total (2003) â % of Spain â Density Ranked 5th 2 737 370 6,5% 92,36/km² Demonym â English â Galician â Spanish â Portuguese Galician galego gallego galego Statute of Autonomy April...
Santiago de Compostela (2003 pop. ...
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The city of León was founded by the Roman Seventh Legion (for unknown reasons always written as Legio Septima Gemina (twin seventh legion). It was the headquarters of that legion in the late empire and was a center for trade in gold which was mined at Las Médulas...
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The name Viking is a loan from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse seafaring warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, the British Isles, and other parts of Europe from the late 8th century to the 11th century, the period of European history referred to as the Viking Age. ...
Motto: Galiza Ceibe Capital Santiago de Compostela Official languages Galician and Castilian Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 7th 29 574 km² 5,8% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 5th 2 737 370 6,5% 92,36/km² Demonym – English – Galician – Spanish Galician galego gallego Statute of Autonomy April...
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Caliph is the term or title for the Islamic leader of the Ummah, or community of Islam. ...
Al-Hakam II was Caliph of Cordoba, in Al-Andalus, and son of Abd_ar_rahman III (al_Nasir). ...
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Hisham II was the third Caliph of Cordoba, of the Umayyad dynasty. ...
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Coimbra is a city and the capital of the district of Coimbra in Portugal. ...
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The city of León was founded by the Roman Seventh Legion (for unknown reasons always written as Legio Septima Gemina (twin seventh legion). It was the headquarters of that legion in the late empire and was a center for trade in gold which was mined at Las Médulas...
Motto: Galiza Ceibe Capital Santiago de Compostela Official languages Galician and Castilian Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 7th 29 574 km² 5,8% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 5th 2 737 370 6,5% 92,36/km² Demonym – English – Galician – Spanish Galician galego gallego Statute of Autonomy April...
Santiago de Compostela (2003 pop. ...
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View of the river mouth from Portos Crystal Palace Gardens, facing West Douro (Latin Durius, Spanish Duero, Portuguese Douro) is one of the major rivers of Portugal and Spain, flowing from its source near Soria across central Spain and Portugal to its outlet at Oporto. ...
Santiago de Compostela (2003 pop. ...
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The city of León was founded by the Roman Seventh Legion (for unknown reasons always written as Legio Septima Gemina (twin seventh legion). It was the headquarters of that legion in the late empire and was a center for trade in gold which was mined at Las Médulas...
- 1002 - Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir dies in the village of Salem.
- 1003 - Moors lay waste to the city of León.
- 1008
- 1009 - Sulaiman al-Mustain becomes Umayyad Caliph of Córdoba, after deposing Mohammed II.
- 1010 - Hisham II is restored as Umayyad Caliph of Córdoba by slave troops of the Caliphate under al-Wahdid.
- 1012 - Sulaiman al-Mustain is restored as Umayyad Caliph of Córdoba by the Berber armies.
- 1013 - Caliphate of Córdoba begins to break up. Berber troops take Córdoba with much plundering and destruction and kill the deposed Hisham II. Many Taifas (independent Moorish kingdoms) begin to spring up.
- 1016 - Norman invaders ascend the Minho river and destroy Tuy in Galicia.
- 1017 - Nuno Alvites, son of Alvito Nunes and Tudadomna, becomes Count of Portugal. He marries Ilduara Mendes, daughter of Mendo Gonçalves II and Tuta.
- 1021 - Abd-ar-Rahman IV becomes Umayyad Caliph of Córdoba.
- 1022 - Abd-ar-Rahman V becomes Umayyad Caliph of Córdoba.
- 1023 - Muhammad III becomes Umayyad Caliph of Córdoba.
- 1025 - Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad, Abbadid Emir of Seville, captures two castles at Alafões to the north-west of Viseu.
- 1027 - Hisham III becomes Umayyad Caliph of Córdoba.
- 1028
- Mendo Nunes, son of Nuno Alvites and Ilduara Mendes, becomes Count of Portugal.
- Alfonso V, king of Asturias and León, lays siege to Viseu but is killed by a bolt from the walls.
- Bermudo III, becomes King of León.
- 1031
- 1034
- 1035
- 1037 – Ferdinand of Castile, son of Sancho III of Navarre, acquires the Kingdom of León in the Battle of Tamarón. The first Castilian king, Ferdinand I, defeats and kills his father-in-law, Bermudo III of León, thus inheriting his kingdom.
- 1039 – Ferdinand I of Castille-León proclaimes himself Emperor of all Hispania.
- 1044 - Abbad III al-Mu'tamid, son of the Abbadid Emir of Seville Abbad II al-Mu'tadid, retakes Mértola, since 1031 an independent Taifa.
- 1050
- Count Mendo Nunes of Portugal is killed in battle sometime during this period.
- Nuno Mendes, son of Count Mendo Nunes, becomes Count of Portugal.
- 1056 - The Almoravides (al-Murabitun) Dynasty begins its rise to power. Taking the name "those who line up in defense of the faith," this is a group of fundamentalist Berber Muslims who would rule North Africa and Islamic Iberia until 1147.
- 1057 - Ferdinand I of Castille-León conquers Lamego to the Moors.
- 1058 - Emir Al-Muzaffar al-Aftas (Abu Bekr Muhammad al-Mudaffar - Modafar I of Badajoz, Aftid Dynasty) pays the Christians to leave Badajoz, but not before Viseu being conquered by Ferdinand I of Castile-León.
- 1063 - Ferdinand I of Castile-León divides his kingdom among his sons. Galicia is allotted to his son Garcia.
- 1064
- Ferdinand I of León-Castile besieges Muslim Coimbra from 20 January until 9 July . The Muslim governor who surrendered is allowed to leave with his family, but 5,000 inhabitants are taken captive, and all Muslims are forced out of Portuguese territory across the Mondego river.
- The Mozarabic (Christian) general Sisnando Davides, who lead the siege of Coimbra, becomes Count of Coimbra.
- 1065 - Independence of the Kingdom of Galicia and Portugal is proclaimed under the rule of Garcia II of Galicia.
- 1071 - Garcia II of Galicia becames the first to use the title King of Portugal, when he defeates, in the Battle of Pedroso (near braga), Count Nuno Mendes, last count of Portugal of the Vímara Peres House.
- 1072 - Loss of independence of the Kingdom of Galicia and Portugal, forcibly reannexed by Garcia's brother king Alfonso VI of Castile. From that time on Galicia remained part of the Kingdom of Castile and León, although under differing degrees of self-government. Even if it did not last for very long, the Kingdom set the stage for future Portuguese independence under Henry, Count of Portugal.
- 1080
- 1086 - Several Muslim Emirs (namely Abbad III al-Mu'tamid) ask the Almoravides leader Yusuf ibn Tashfin for help against Alfonso VI of Castile. In this year Yusuf ibn Tashfin passed the straits to Algeciras and inflicted a severe defeat on the Christians at the Battle of az-Zallaqah (North of Badajoz). He was debarred from following up his victory by trouble in North Africa which he had to settle in person.
- 1090 - Almoravid Yusuf ibn Tashfin return to Iberia and conquers all the Taifas.
- 1091 - Count Sisnando Davides of Coimbra dies.
- 1094 - Almoravid Sir ibn Abi Bakr takes Badajoz and Lisbon.
- 1095
- 1097 - Yusuf ibn Tashfin assumes the title of Amir al Muslimin (Prince of the Muslims).
(10th century - 11th century - 12th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ...
Events November 13 - English king Ethelred gives order to kill all Danes in England. ...
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Events Sweyn I of Denmark begins his first invasion of England. ...
For the terrain type, see: Heath (habitat). ...
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Events Olof, king of Sweden, is baptized. ...
The name Viking is a loan from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse seafaring warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, Europe and the British Isles from the late 8th century to the 11th century, the period of European history referred to as the Viking Age. ...
Motto: Capital Santiago de Compostela Official languages Galician and Castilian Area â Total â % of Spain Ranked 7th 29 574 km² 5,8% Population â Total (2003) â % of Spain â Density Ranked 5th 2 737 370 6,5% 92,36/km² Demonym â English â Galician â Spanish â Portuguese Galician galego gallego galego Statute of Autonomy April...
VÃmara Peres (? - 873) from Vimara (Weimar or Guimar) and Peres (son of Peter) was a christian warlord of the 9th century in west Iberia. ...
Hisham II was the third Caliph of Cordoba, of the Umayyad dynasty. ...
The Courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of the grandest architectural legacies of the Umayyads. ...
Mohammed II was the fourth Caliph of Cordoba, of the Umayyad dynasty. ...
Mohammed II was the fourth Caliph of Cordoba, of the Umayyad dynasty. ...
The Courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of the grandest architectural legacies of the Umayyads. ...
Events February 14: First known mention of Lithuania, in the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg. ...
Suleiman II was the fifth Caliph of Cordoba, of the Umayyad dynasty. ...
The Courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of the grandest architectural legacies of the Umayyads. ...
Mohammed II was the fourth Caliph of Cordoba, of the Umayyad dynasty. ...
Events The Ly Dynasty in Vietnam is established (or 1009). ...
Hisham II was the third Caliph of Cordoba, of the Umayyad dynasty. ...
The Courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of the grandest architectural legacies of the Umayyads. ...
Events Mael Morda starts a rebellion against Brian Boru in Ireland, which would eventually end in 1014 at the Battle of Clontarf. ...
Suleiman II was the fifth Caliph of Cordoba, of the Umayyad dynasty. ...
The Courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of the grandest architectural legacies of the Umayyads. ...
The Berbers (also called Imazighen, free men, singular Amazigh) are an ethnic group indigenous to Northwest Africa, speaking the Berber languages of the Afroasiatic family. ...
Events Danish invasion of England under king Sweyn I. King Ethelred flees to Normandy, and Sweyn becomes king of England. ...
The Caliph of Cordoba ruled Islamic Spain (Al-Andalus) and North Africa from the city of Cordoba, from 929 to 1031. ...
The Berbers (also called Imazighen, free men, singular Amazigh) are an ethnic group indigenous to Northwest Africa, speaking the Berber languages of the Afroasiatic family. ...
Córdoba most commonly means Córdoba, Spain, a famous city in Spain inhabited since the time of ancient Rome, and the seat of the Emir of Córdoba and the Caliph of Córdoba. ...
Hisham II was the third Caliph of Cordoba, of the Umayyad dynasty. ...
The term taifa in the history of Iberia refers to an Islamic independent city-state with its supporting surrounding region, an emirate or petty kingdom, of which a number formed in Al-Andalus after the final collapse of the Umayyad caliphate of Córdoba in 1031. ...
For the terrain type see Moor Moors is used in this article to describe the medieval Muslim inhabitants of al-Andalus and the Maghreb, whose culture is often called Moorish. For other meanings look at Moors (Meaning) or Blackamoors. ...
Events George Tsul, ruler of Khazaria, is captured by a combined Byzantine- Rus force, which effectively ends Khazarias existence. ...
The Normans (adapted from the name Northmen or Norsemen) were a mixture of the indigenous Gauls of France and the Viking invaders under the leadership of Rollo (Gange Rolf). ...
Miño/Minho designates both the river as well as an adjacent Portuguese region Miño/Minho River The river is the longest in Galicia with an extension of 340 km. ...
Motto: Capital Santiago de Compostela Official languages Galician and Castilian Area â Total â % of Spain Ranked 7th 29 574 km² 5,8% Population â Total (2003) â % of Spain â Density Ranked 5th 2 737 370 6,5% 92,36/km² Demonym â English â Galician â Spanish â Portuguese Galician galego gallego galego Statute of Autonomy April...
Events Canute the Great is acclaimed king of England. ...
// Events Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, sixth Fatimid Caliph of Egypt disappears on a trip to al-Muqattam hills. ...
In the agony of the Umayyad dynasty in Spain, two princes of the house were proclaimed Caliph of Cordoba for a very short time, Abd-ar-Rahman IV Mortada (1017), and Abd-ar-Rahman V Mostadir (1023-1024). ...
The Courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of the grandest architectural legacies of the Umayyads. ...
Events Several Catharist heretics are killed in Toulouse. ...
In the agony of the Umayyad dynasty in Spain, two princes of the house were proclaimed Caliph of Cordoba for a very short time, Abd-ar-Rahman IV Mortada (1017), and Abd-ar-Rahman V Mostadir (1023-1024). ...
The Courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of the grandest architectural legacies of the Umayyads. ...
Events The Judge-Governor of Sevilla takes advantage of the disintegration of the caliphate of Córdoba and seizes power as Abbad I, thus founded the Abbadid dynasty. ...
Muhammad III was an Umayyad Caliph of Cordoba. ...
The Courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of the grandest architectural legacies of the Umayyads. ...
Events April 18 - Boleslaw I Chrobry is crowned as the first king of Poland. ...
Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad, or Abbad I, was born in the 10th century and died in 1042. ...
The Abbasids comprised a Muslim dynasty which arose in Al_Andalus (present_day Spain) on the downfall of the western caliphate (756–1031). ...
Entrance to the emirs palace in Bukhara. ...
Seville (Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain, crossed by the river Guadalquivir (37° 22Ⲡ38ⳠN 5° 59Ⲡ13ⳠW). ...
Viseu is both a city and a district in central Portugal. ...
Events March 26 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II Holy Roman Emperor. ...
Hisham III was the last Umayyad ruler in Spain, and the last person to hold the title Caliph of Cordoba. ...
The Courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of the grandest architectural legacies of the Umayyads. ...
Events November 12 - Dying Emperor Constantine VIII of the Byzantine Empire marries his daughter Zoe of Byzantium to his chosen heir Romanus Argyrus. ...
Alfonso V of Castile, king of Asturias and León, son of Bermudo II by his second wife Elvira of Castile, reigned 999-1027, and was the first who used the title of king of Castile. ...
Capital Oviedo Area â Total â % of Spain Ranked 10th 10 604 km² 2,1% Population â Total (2003) â % of Spain â Density Ranked 12th 1 056 789 2,5% 99,65/km² Demonym â English â Spanish Asturian asturiano/a, astur Statute of Autonomy January 11, 1982 Parliamentary representation â Congress seats â Senate seats 8 2...
The city of León was founded by the Roman Seventh Legion (for unknown reasons always written as Legio Septima Gemina (twin seventh legion). It was the headquarters of that legion in the late empire and was a center for trade in gold which was mined at Las Médulas...
Viseu is both a city and a district in central Portugal. ...
The city of León was founded by the Roman Seventh Legion (for unknown reasons always written as Legio Septima Gemina (twin seventh legion). It was the headquarters of that legion in the late empire and was a center for trade in gold which was mined at Las Médulas...
Events Collapse of the Moorish Caliphate of Córdoba. ...
Sancho III The Great of Navarre (c. ...
Navarre (Spanish Navarra, Basque Nafarroa) is an autonomous community and province of Spain. ...
The Normans (adapted from the name Northmen or Norsemen) were a mixture of the indigenous Gauls of France and the Viking invaders under the leadership of Rollo (Gange Rolf). ...
Lugo is a city in northwestern Spain, the capital of the province of Lugo in the autonomous community of Galicia in Spain. ...
Motto: Capital Santiago de Compostela Official languages Galician and Castilian Area â Total â % of Spain Ranked 7th 29 574 km² 5,8% Population â Total (2003) â % of Spain â Density Ranked 5th 2 737 370 6,5% 92,36/km² Demonym â English â Galician â Spanish â Portuguese Galician galego gallego galego Statute of Autonomy April...
For the terrain type see Moor Moors is used in this article to describe the medieval Muslim inhabitants of al-Andalus and the Maghreb, whose culture is often called Moorish. For other meanings look at Moors (Meaning) or Blackamoors. ...
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Events April 11 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium marries her chamberlain and elevates him to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael IV. Franche-Comté becomes subject to the Holy Roman Empire. ...
Seville (Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain, crossed by the river Guadalquivir (37° 22Ⲡ38ⳠN 5° 59Ⲡ13ⳠW). ...
District Lisbon Mayor - Party Pedro Santana Lopes PSD Area 84. ...
The Rio Mondego (Mondego River) is the biggest river exclusively in Portuguese territory. ...
Events April 11 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium marries her chamberlain and elevates him to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael IV. Franche-Comté becomes subject to the Holy Roman Empire. ...
Sancho III The Great of Navarre (c. ...
Capital Zaragoza Area â Total â % of Spain Ranked 4th 47 719 km² 9,4% Population â Total (2003) â % of Spain â Density Ranked 11th 1 217 514 2,9% 25,51/km² Demonym â English â Spanish Aragonese aragonés Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982 ISO 3166-2 AR Parliamentary representation â Congress seats â Senate...
Sobrarbe is one of the comarcas (counties) in the northern part of the province of Huesca, part of the autonomous community of Aragon in Spain. ...
Barcelona within Barcelonès Population (2003) 1,582,738 Area 1004 Km2 Population density (2001) 15,764/Km2 Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia, an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, and Spains second-largest city (after Madrid). ...
Capital Oviedo Area â Total â % of Spain Ranked 10th 10 604 km² 2,1% Population â Total (2003) â % of Spain â Density Ranked 12th 1 056 789 2,5% 99,65/km² Demonym â English â Spanish Asturian asturiano/a, astur Statute of Autonomy January 11, 1982 Parliamentary representation â Congress seats â Senate seats 8 2...
The city of León was founded by the Roman Seventh Legion (for unknown reasons always written as Legio Septima Gemina (twin seventh legion). It was the headquarters of that legion in the late empire and was a center for trade in gold which was mined at Las Médulas...
A former kingdom of Spain, Castile comprises the two regions of Old Castile in north-western Spain, and New Castile in the centre of the country. ...
Events Harthacanute becomes king of Denmark. ...
Sancho III The Great of Navarre (c. ...
Navarre (Spanish Navarra, Basque Nafarroa) is an autonomous community and province of Spain. ...
Capital Zaragoza Area â Total â % of Spain Ranked 4th 47 719 km² 9,4% Population â Total (2003) â % of Spain â Density Ranked 11th 1 217 514 2,9% 25,51/km² Demonym â English â Spanish Aragonese aragonés Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982 ISO 3166-2 AR Parliamentary representation â Congress seats â Senate...
A former kingdom of Spain, Castile comprises the two regions of Old Castile in north-western Spain, and New Castile in the centre of the country. ...
A former kingdom of Spain, Castile comprises the two regions of Old Castile in north-western Spain, and New Castile in the centre of the country. ...
Capital Zaragoza Area â Total â % of Spain Ranked 4th 47 719 km² 9,4% Population â Total (2003) â % of Spain â Density Ranked 11th 1 217 514 2,9% 25,51/km² Demonym â English â Spanish Aragonese aragonés Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982 ISO 3166-2 AR Parliamentary representation â Congress seats â Senate...
For the terrain type, see: Heath (habitat). ...
The District of Aveiro is located in the central coastal of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Aveiro. ...
// Events Construction of the church of Saint Sophia Cathedral is started in Kyiv. ...
Ferdinand I of Castile, known as El Magno or the Great, (d. ...
Sancho III The Great of Navarre (c. ...
The city of León was founded by the Roman Seventh Legion (for unknown reasons always written as Legio Septima Gemina (twin seventh legion). It was the headquarters of that legion in the late empire and was a center for trade in gold which was mined at Las Médulas...
Events June 4 - Germany. ...
Ferdinand I of Castile, known as El Magno or the Great, (d. ...
An emperor is the male head of state of an empire who reigns for life. ...
Hispania was the name given by the Romans to the Iberian Peninsula, and to two of the three provinces they created there: Hispania Baetica and Hispania Tarraconensis (the third being Lusitania). ...
Events King Anawrahta seizes the throne of Pagan, Myanmar Births Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, known as The Cid (d. ...
Abbad III al-Mutamid (1027 - 1095), was the third and last ruler (resigned 1069-1091) of Seville in Spain from Abbadid dynasty. ...
The Abbasids comprised a Muslim dynasty which arose in Al_Andalus (present_day Spain) on the downfall of the western caliphate (756–1031). ...
Entrance to the emirs palace in Bukhara. ...
Seville (Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain, crossed by the river Guadalquivir (37° 22Ⲡ38ⳠN 5° 59Ⲡ13ⳠW). ...
Coat of Arms Mértola is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 958. ...
Events Collapse of the Moorish Caliphate of Córdoba. ...
The term taifa in the history of Iberia refers to an Islamic independent city-state with its supporting surrounding region, an emirate or petty kingdom, of which a number formed in Al-Andalus after the final collapse of the Umayyad caliphate of Córdoba in 1031. ...
Events Leofric becomes Bishop of Exeter Births Margrave Leopold II of Austria (d. ...
Events Anselm of Canterbury leaves Italy. ...
Almoravides (In Arabic المرابطون sing. ...
The Berbers (also called Imazighen, free men, singular Amazigh) are an ethnic group indigenous to Northwest Africa, speaking the Berber languages of the Afroasiatic family. ...
A Muslim (Arabic: Ù
سÙÙ
) is a believer in or follower of Islam. ...
North Africa is a region generally considered to include: Algeria Egypt Libya Mauritania Morocco Sudan Tunisia Western Sahara The Canary Islands, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Azores and Madeira are sometimes considered to be a part of North Africa, though they do not share a common culture with North Africa. ...
topographic map of the Iberian Peninsula The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe. ...
Events King Afonso I of Portugal and the Crusaders capture Lisbon from Muslims First written mention of Moscow. ...
Events King Macbeth I of Scotland is killed in battle against Malcolm Canmore. ...
Ferdinand I of Castile, known as El Magno or the Great, (d. ...
Lamego is a city in the north of Portugal. ...
For the terrain type, see: Heath (habitat). ...
Events March 17 - King Lulach I of Scotland is killed in battle against his cousin and rival Malcolm Canmore, who later becomes King of Scotland as Malcolm III of Scotland. ...
Entrance to the emirs palace in Bukhara. ...
Badajoz (formerly Badajos), the capital of the Spanish province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, is situated close to the Portuguese frontier, on the left bank of the river Guadiana, and the Madrid-Lisbon railway. ...
Viseu is both a city and a district in central Portugal. ...
Ferdinand I of Castile, known as El Magno or the Great, (d. ...
Events Anselm of Canterbury becomes prior at Le Bec Sancho I becomes ruler of Aragon Bishopric of Olomouc is founded Births Deaths Constantine III Lichoudas Patriarch of Constantinople Adelaide Havoise daughter of Robert II of France Tughril Beg first leader of the Seljuk Turks Song dynasty Emperor Renzong (仁宗) Hungarian...
Ferdinand I of Castile, known as El Magno or the Great, (d. ...
Capital Valladolid Area â Total â % of Spain Ranked 1st 94,223 km² 18,6% Population â Total (2003) â % of Spain â Density Ranked 6th 2,480,369 5. ...
Motto: Capital Santiago de Compostela Official languages Galician and Castilian Area â Total â % of Spain Ranked 7th 29 574 km² 5,8% Population â Total (2003) â % of Spain â Density Ranked 5th 2 737 370 6,5% 92,36/km² Demonym â English â Galician â Spanish â Portuguese Galician galego gallego galego Statute of Autonomy April...
Garcia II of Galicia (11th century), was one of the three sons and heirs of Ferdinand I of Castile-León. ...
Events Sunset Crater Volcano first erupts. ...
Ferdinand I of Castile, known as El Magno or the Great, (d. ...
A Muslim (Arabic: Ù
سÙÙ
) is a believer in or follower of Islam. ...
Coimbra is a city and the capital of the district of Coimbra in Portugal. ...
The Rio Mondego (Mondego River) is the biggest river exclusively in Portuguese territory. ...
Mozarabic was a continuum of closely related Iberian Romance dialects spoken in Muslim dominated areas of the Iberian Peninsula during the early stages of the Romance languages development in Iberia. ...
In its simplist form, a Christian is a follower of and a believer in Jesus of Nazareth. ...
Coimbra is a city and the capital of the district of Coimbra in Portugal. ...
Events December 28 - Westminster Abbey is consecrated. ...
History of Portugal Series Prehistoric Portugal Pre-Roman Portugal Roman Lusitania and Gallaecia Visigoths and Suevi Moorish rule and Reconquista First County of Portugal Kingdom of Galicia and Portugal Second County of Portugal Establishment of the Monarchy Consolidation of the Monarchy 1383-1385 Crisis Discoveries Portuguese Empire 1580 Crisis Iberian...
Garcia II of Galicia (11th century), was one of the three sons and heirs of Ferdinand I of Castile-León. ...
Events Byzantine Empire loses Battle of Manzikert to Turkish army under Alp Arslan. ...
Braga is a city in northwestern Portugal, in the province of Minho. ...
VÃmara Peres (? - 873) from Vimara (Weimar or Guimar) and Peres (son of Peter) was a christian warlord of the 9th century in west Iberia. ...
Events William I of England invades Scotland, and also receives the submission of Hereward the Wake. ...
History of Portugal Series Prehistoric Portugal Pre-Roman Portugal Roman Lusitania and Gallaecia Visigoths and Suevi Moorish rule and Reconquista First County of Portugal Kingdom of Galicia and Portugal Second County of Portugal Establishment of the Monarchy Consolidation of the Monarchy 1383-1385 Crisis Discoveries Portuguese Empire 1580 Crisis Iberian...
Garcia II of Galicia (11th century), was one of the three sons and heirs of Ferdinand I of Castile-León. ...
Alfonso VI (before June 1040 - July 1, 1109), nicknamed the Brave, was king of León from 1065 to 1109 and king of Castile since 1072 after his brothers death. ...
A former kingdom of Spain, Castile comprises the two regions of Old Castile in north-western Spain, and New Castile in the centre of the country. ...
The city of León was founded by the Roman Seventh Legion (for unknown reasons always written as Legio Septima Gemina, or twin seventh legion). It was the headquarters of that legion in the late empire and was a center for trade in gold which was mined at Las Médulas nearby. ...
Henry of Burgundy (1066 - 1112) was Count of Portugal from 1093 to his death. ...
Events William I of England, in a letter, reminds the Bishop of Rome that the King of England owes him no allegiance. ...
Coimbra is a city and the capital of the district of Coimbra in Portugal. ...
Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ...
Coimbra is a city and the capital of the district of Coimbra in Portugal. ...
Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the community of Andalusia, Spain. ...
Events Domesday Book is completed in England Emperor Shirakawa of Japan starts his cloistered rule Imam Ali Mosque is rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I after being destroyed by fire. ...
A Muslim (Arabic: Ù
سÙÙ
) is a believer in or follower of Islam. ...
Entrance to the emirs palace in Bukhara. ...
Abbad III al-Mutamid (1027 - 1095), was the third and last ruler (resigned 1069-1091) of Seville in Spain from Abbadid dynasty. ...
Almoravides (In Arabic المرابطون sing. ...
Yusuf ibn Tashfin ÙÙØ³Ù اب٠تاشÙÙÙ or Tashufin (died in 1106), was the Almoravid ruler in Muslim Spain and North Africa. ...
Alfonso VI (before June 1040 - July 1, 1109), nicknamed the Brave, was king of León from 1065 to 1109 and king of Castile since 1072 after his brothers death. ...
Algeciras is a port city in the south of Spain, near the city of Gibraltar, slightly to the north from Tarifa, which is the southernmost town of the country (36° 7Ⲡ39ⳠN 5° 27Ⲡ14ⳠW). ...
In its simplist form, a Christian is a follower of and a believer in Jesus of Nazareth. ...
The battle of az-Zallaqah (October 23, 1086) was a great victory of the Almoravid Yusuf ibn Tashfin over the forces of Castilian King Alfonso VI. Yusuf ibn Tashfin replied to the call of three Andalusian leaders (Abbad III al-Mutamid & others) and crossed to Andalusia with 7,000...
Badajoz (formerly Badajos), the capital of the Spanish province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, is situated close to the Portuguese frontier, on the left bank of the river Guadiana, and the Madrid-Lisbon railway. ...
North Africa is a region generally considered to include: Algeria Egypt Libya Mauritania Morocco Sudan Tunisia Western Sahara The Canary Islands, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Azores and Madeira are sometimes considered to be a part of North Africa, though they do not share a common culture with North Africa. ...
Events Granada captured by Yusuf Ibn Tashfin, King of the Almoravides Beginnings of troubadours in Provence Bejaia becomes the capital of the Algeria Births William of Malmsbury Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Saint Famianus Eliezer ben Nathan of Mainz Deaths Saint Malcoldia of Asti Saint Adalbero Categories: 1090 ...
Almoravides (In Arabic المرابطون sing. ...
Yusuf ibn Tashfin ÙÙØ³Ù اب٠تاشÙÙÙ or Tashufin (died in 1106), was the Almoravid ruler in Muslim Spain and North Africa. ...
The term taifa in the history of Iberia refers to an Islamic independent city-state with its supporting surrounding region, an emirate or petty kingdom, of which a number formed in Al-Andalus after the final collapse of the Umayyad caliphate of Córdoba in 1031. ...
Events Henry, son of William I attempted a coup against his brothers but failed to seize the English throne. ...
Coimbra is a city and the capital of the district of Coimbra in Portugal. ...
Events May - the siege of Valencia ends Duncan III of Scotland succeeds Duncan II of Scotland as King of Scotland The first mention of the city of Zagreb, Croatia, as it became a bishopric see. ...
Almoravides (In Arabic المرابطون sing. ...
Badajoz (formerly Badajos), the capital of the Spanish province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, is situated close to the Portuguese frontier, on the left bank of the river Guadiana, and the Madrid-Lisbon railway. ...
District Lisbon Mayor - Party Pedro Santana Lopes PSD Area 84. ...
Events The county of Portugal is established for the second time. ...
Almoravides (In Arabic المرابطون sing. ...
Coat of Arms Santarém is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 560. ...
This article is about historical Crusades . ...
Alfonso VI (before June 1040 - July 1, 1109), nicknamed the Brave, was king of León from 1065 to 1109 and king of Castile since 1072 after his brothers death. ...
Events Edgar I deposes Donald III to become king of Scotland. ...
Yusuf ibn Tashfin ÙÙØ³Ù اب٠تاشÙÙÙ or Tashufin (died in 1106), was the Almoravid ruler in Muslim Spain and North Africa. ...
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