
Events 710s – Saint Boniface defeating Thor
Saint Boniface defeating Thor Events 711: Tariq ibn Ziyad crosses the Straits of Gibraltar. With the creation of Al-Andalus, most of the Iberian Peninsula is conquered by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and beginning almost eight centuries of Muslim rule. Salih I ibn Mansur founds the Muslim Kingdom of Nekor (Morocco). He converts the local Berber tribes to Islam. 712–756: Emperor Xuanzong reigned, the time was considered one of China‘s high points. 712–776: Caliphate campaigns in India Arab Expansions Halted. 713: Treaty of Tudmir, signed between Abd al-‘Aziz, the commander of Muslim troops invaiding Spain and Theodemir, the Christian king of a southern region is Spain. 717–718: Siege of Constantinople. The Bulgarians and the Byzantines decisively defeat the invading Arabs, thus halting the Arab advance […]