Cordoba+(al-Andalus)

The Cordoba Caliphate was founded by the surviving Umayyad rulers who fled from the Middle East after the Abbasids had revolted. The Abbasids had killed almost all Umayyad officials in a clever ruse, and had assumed total control from the Umayyads. The surviving Umayyads fled to Spain, where they did not only escape the Abbasids but establish their own civilization. This society was also called al-Andalus, which is why the southern region of Spain is still referred to as "Andalusia."



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