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23.1 Early Muslim Medieval Spain
23.1 Early Muslim Medieval Spain
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36 minutes
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Jan 16, 2016
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Before 1085 in Spain there was little question that it was the Muslims who had the upper hand in the balance of power. But after King Alfonso VI captured the city of Toledo in 1085, the Christians became much more confident and threatened to rapidly take over the whole peninsula. Why this didn’t happen can be explained for two reasons – firstly, the infighting between Christian rulers, and secondly, the influx of Muslim peoples from north Africa, firstly the Almoravids For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Jan 16, 2016
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