46. The Hegemony of the Umayyads of Córdoba

In episode 46 we explore the story of how the Umayyads of Córdoba pulled the strings of Iberia during the reigns of Abd al-Rahman III and al-Hakam II, including how that hegemony worked in practice and its limitations.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Hook 00:30 The Political Landscape of Mid-Tenth Century Iberia 02:23 The Umayyads as Kingmakers: Sancho the Fat and Ordoño IV 10:07 The Legacy of Abd al-Rahman III of Córdoba 12:06 Al-Hakam II, the Cultured Caliph 15:42 The Fatimid-Umayyad War for the Maghreb 20:55 The Return of the Vikings 23:34 The Battle of Gormaz of 975 26:59 The Verdict: The Forgotten Vassalage of the Christians to the Umayyads 28:09 Outro