Region: Iberia
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Crossing into Iberia / Battle of Guadalete
A traditional name for early battles and campaigns during the Muslim entry into Iberia; details and dating vary by source tradition.
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Who Were the Moors?
A careful, evidence-first overview of how the term 'Moor' is used across different times and places, and why modern assumptions often mislead.
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What Does “Moor” Mean? A Historical Definition
A short, sourced explainer of how 'Moor' was used historically (and how it was not).
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Mūsā ibn Nuṣayr
Umayyad governor and commander in North Africa whose campaigns, administration, and rivalry with later memory figures help frame the opening phase of al-Andalus.
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Ṭāriq ibn Ziyād
Commander associated with the 711 crossing into Iberia, central to how readers first encounter the opening of al-Andalus but best understood through careful source limits rather than legend.