Umayyad conquest of Hispania 711–726

Umayyad Caliphate ⚔ Visigothic Kingdom

Key battles

• Battle of Guadalete (711)

Who lived through the Umayyad conquest of Hispania

Well-known people alive during 711–726:

• Li Bai (701–762) — Classical Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty (701–762)
• Du Fu (712–770) — Tang dynasty Chinese poet (712–770)
• Abū Ḥanīfa (699–767) — 8th-century Sunni theologian and jurist
• Bede (672–735) — Anglo-Saxon monk, writer and saint (672/3–735)
• Gregory II (669–731) — 89th Pope of the Catholic Church (from 715 to 731)
• Charles Martel (688–741) — Frankish military and political leader (c. 688–741)
• Gregory III (700–741) — 90th Pope of the Catholic Church
• Adrian I (700–795) — Pope from 772 to 795
• Pepin the Short (714–768) — King of the Franks from 751 to 768
• Paul I (700–767) — pope (700-767)
• John of Damascus (675–749) — Christian monk, priest, hymnographer and apologist (675/6-749)
• Zachary (679–752) — pope
• Stephen II (714–757) — pope
• Jaafar Al-Sadiq (702–765) — Muslim scholar and Imam (died 765)
• Malik ibn Anas (711–795) — Arab Islamic jurist, theologian and hadith traditionist (711–795)
• Leo III the Syrian (675–741) — emperor of Byzantine Empire
• Umar II (681–720) — Umayyad caliph from 717 to 720
• Rabia of Basri (710–801) — Iraqi sufi and poet
• Tariq ibn Ziyad (670–720) — 8th-century Muslim general
• Pope-elect Stephen (700–752) — priest of Rome elected pope in March 752
• Padmasambhava (717–762) — 8th-century Buddhist Lama
• Konstantinos V (718–775) — emperor of Byzantium
• Pelagius (685–737) — first king of Asturias
• Al-Mansur (713–775) — second Abbasid Caliph (714-775)
• Wang Wei (699–759) — Chinese poet, musician, painter, and statesman

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