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    Why did the Umayyad caliphate change its capital from Damascus to Córdoba?

    Question #99103. Asked by author. (Sep 02 08 4:37 PM)


    lanfranco

    		Basically because the Umayyads were overthrown by the Abassids in the 8th century, and the heir, Abd-al-Rahman I, after some years of exile, ended up in al-Andalus (the Iberian Peninsula) and established his capital at Cordoba.

    The story is far more complicated than that, but here's a start:


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd-ar-Rahman_I

    Sep 02 08, 5:13 PM
    lanfranco

    		A rather interesting book that deals with this subject is David Levering Lewis's "God's Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215." It has been the subjec5t of some critical reviews, for good reason, but I read it and think it's worth recommending:


    http://www.amazon.com/Gods-Crucible-Making-Europe-570-1215/dp/0393064727

    Sep 02 08, 6:06 PM

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