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  2. Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula - Wikipedia

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    The Berber rebellions were quelled in blood, and the Arab commanders came up reinforced after 742. Different Arab factions reached an agreement to alternate in office, but this did not last long, since Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri (opposed to the Umayyads) remained in power up to his defeat by Abd al-Rahman I in 756, and the establishment ...

  3. Spanish flu - Wikipedia

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    Despite the high morbidity and mortality rates that resulted from the epidemic, the Spanish flu began to fade from public awareness over the decades until the arrival of news about bird flu and other pandemics in the 1990s and 2000s. [320] [321] This has led some historians to label the Spanish flu a "forgotten pandemic". [177]

  4. Al-Andalus - Wikipedia

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    Al-Andalus (Arabic: الأَنْدَلُس, romanized: al-ʾAndalus) [a] was the Muslim-ruled area of the Iberian Peninsula.The name refers to the different Muslim [1] [2] states that controlled these territories at various times between 711 and 1492.

  5. History of colonialism - Wikipedia

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    Later the Northern European countries began establishing settlements of their own, primarily in areas that were outside of Spanish interests, such as what is now the eastern seaboard of the United States and Canada, or islands in the Caribbean, such as Aruba, Martinique, and Barbados, that had been abandoned by the Spanish in favor of the ...

  6. 1557 influenza pandemic - Wikipedia

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    During that year there were epidemics of flu recorded in the south Atlantic states, Gulf area, and Southwest. [67] The Native American Cherokee appear to have been affected during this wave, [68] and it may have spread along newly established trade routes between Spanish colonies in the New World.

  7. Early Muslim conquests - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 January 2025. Expansion of the Islamic state (622–750) For later military territorial expansion of Islamic states, see Spread of Islam. Early Muslim conquests Expansion under Muhammad, 622–632 Expansion under the Rashidun Caliphate, 632–661 Expansion under the Umayyad Caliphate, 661–750 Date ...

  8. Timeline of the Muslim presence in the Iberian Peninsula

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    The converts were compelled to wear a blue skullcap which fell below their ears in the shape of a donkey's packsaddle, instead of the usual turbans. 1165 – Maimonides and his family leave Fez. The Portuguese armies, led by Geraldo the Fearless, retake Évora from the Moors.

  9. List of Muslim states and dynasties - Wikipedia

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    United Arab Emirates. Emirate of Abu Dhabi (1761–present) Emirate of Ajman (1816–present) Emirate of Dubai (1833–present) Emirate of Fujairah (1876–present) Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah (1727–present) Emirate of Sharjah (1803–present) Emirate of Umm Al Quwain (1775–present) Dibba (1871–1953) Hamriyya (1875–1922) Hira (1915–1942 ...