First Renaissance in Muslim Arab Spanish Cordoba / Khurtuba


Scientific Essay, 2013

3 Pages


Abstract or Introduction

Cordoba or Khurtuba is a city located in Andalusia in southern Spain, and is the capital of the province of Cordoba. It lies upon the river Guadalquivir. It has human history tracing back to the Neanderthal man of nearly 32000 BC. It was an Iberian and Roman city in the ancient times. In 206 BC it was conquered by the Romans and at its time of Julius Caesar, it was the capital of the Roman province of Hispania. From 552 to 572 BC, it occupied an important place in the Byzantine Empire. In the Middle Ages it became the capital of an Islamic caliphate. In 711 an Arab or Berber Muslim army captured it and soon in 716 it became a provincial capital in subordinate to the Caliphate of Damascus. By 766 it was made the capital of the Independent Arab Muslim emirate of al-Andalus which later became the Caliphate itself…. This city along with other Arab places actually gained the notice as beginner of Renaissance, the Renaissance which left the world changed forever! This essay deals with the introduction of Renaissance in Spanish Cordoba or Khurtuba

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Title
First Renaissance in Muslim Arab Spanish Cordoba / Khurtuba
Author
Year
2013
Pages
3
Catalog Number
V209660
ISBN (eBook)
9783656374282
ISBN (Book)
9783656377221
File size
459 KB
Language
English
Keywords
first, renaissance, muslim, arab, spanish, cordoba, khurtuba
Quote paper
Mumtaz Mazumdar (Author), 2013, First Renaissance in Muslim Arab Spanish Cordoba / Khurtuba, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/209660

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