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The Reconquista, or fall of al-Andalus, was a long series of military campaigns by the northern Iberian Christian polities, including the kingdoms of Asturias, Leon, Castile, Aragon, Navarre and Portugal, against Muslim-ruled al-Andalus, territory that had previously belonged to the Visigothic Kingdom before the Muslim conquest of 711. Traditionally dated from the Battle of Covadonga around 718 or 722, the campaigns concluded in 1492 with the capture of Granada by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, ending Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula.
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Start YearTraditionally dated to the Battle of Covadonga, given by sources as c. 718 or 722; recorded here as 722, the more commonly cited round figure, rather than presented as a settled exact year. This entity spans nearly eight centuries of intermittent campaigns rather than one continuous war; start-year and end-year mark the traditional opening and the undisputed 1492 close of the whole series. CombatantsNorthern Iberian Christian polities, including Asturias, Leon, Castile, Aragon, Navarre and Portugal, against Muslim-ruled al-Andalus under successive dynasties: the Umayyad Caliphate, the taifa kingdoms, the Almoravids, the Almohads and finally the Emirate of Granada 1 OutcomeChristian victory; the fall of Granada in 1492 ended Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula, followed by the expulsion of Jews in 1492 and the forced conversion and expulsion of Muslims between 1499 and 1610 1 Sources
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The Reconquista (Spanish and Portuguese for reconquest) or the fall of al-Andalus was a series of military campaigns by northern Iberian Christian polities against Muslim-ruled al-Andalus, which had previously been part of the Visigothic Kingdom before the Muslim Conquest of 711. The Reconquista concluded in 1492 with the capture of Granada by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, thereby ending the presence of any Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula.
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722-1492 (with the beginning traditionally dated to the Battle of Covadonga c. 718 or 722, and concluding with the capture of Granada in 1492)
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Northern Iberian Christian polities (Kingdom of Asturias, Leon, Castile, Aragon, Navarre, Portugal) versus Muslim-ruled al-Andalus and various Islamic dynasties (Umayyad Caliphate, taifas, Almoravids, Almohads, Emirate of Granada)
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Christian victory; ended Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula with the fall of Granada; followed by expulsions of Jews (1492) and forced conversions/expulsions of Muslims (1499-1610)
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