In episode 42 we see the political history of the Iberian Peninsula in the 920s with the struggles between Christians and Muslims in the north, the end of the fitna of the Emirate and the proclamation of the Caliphate of Córdoba, and the Andalusi advances in the proxy war of the Maghreb between Umayyads and Fatimids.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Hook
00:25 The Partition of the Banu Qasi Domains
06:24 Power Struggles in León, 924–932
10:00 The Legacy of Sancho I of Pamplona
12:46 The End of the Hafsunid Rebellion
16:01 Abd al-Rahman III of Córdoba Proclaims Himself Caliph
21:33 The End of the Fitna: The Submission of Mérida, Badajoz, and Toledo
24:49 The Battle for the Maghreb: The Andalusi Conquest of Ceuta and Melilla
27:45 The Verdict: What Truly Concerned the Umayyads?
28:48 Outro

Emir Abd al-Rahman III inherited a fragmented kingdom plagued by rebels and in just five years he had already reimposed Umayyad authority over most core provinces of the Emirate of Córdoba. How was this possible? I explain how he ended the fitna, the rise of the Fatimid Caliphate in the Maghreb, and the unpunished offensives of the sons of Alfonso III of Asturias in this episode on the political history of Iberia in the 910s.

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00:00 Hook
00:24 The Accession of Abd al-Rahman III
02:41 Who Was Abd al-Rahman III of Córdoba?
05:42 How Was It Possible to End the Fitna of the Emirate?
11:02 The First Reconquest Campaigns of Abd al-Rahman III
16:44 Danger in the Maghreb: The Founding of the Fatimid Caliphate
23:13 The Last Years of Umar ibn Hafsun
26:29 The Reign of the Sons of Alfonso III of Asturias
32:19 The Verdict: Separating the Political Figure from the Personal One
33:16 Outro

In episode 39, I explain the origins of Catalonia, the end of the Carolingian Empire, and the independence of the counties of the Spanish March. We explore figures such as Count Ramon of Ribagorza and Pallars, Sunyer II of Empúries, and Delà of Girona, and Wifred the Hairy himself, a much-mythologized figure. Here, I attempt to separate fact from fiction. I discuss the succession of Wifred the Hairy without the intervention of the Frankish king.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Hook
00:31 When Was Catalonia Born?
04:07 The End of the Carolingian Empire
08:45 The Last Appointed Counts of the Spanish March
11:40 The lesser-known counts: Delà of Girona and Sunyer II of Empúries
14:42 The Independence of the Counties of Ribagorza and Pallars
17:29 The Ecclesiastical Conflict of Esclua
20:27 Wifred the Hairy: Between Myth and History
25:32 The Deeds of Wifred the Hairy's Rule
29:54 The Hereditary Succession of Wifred the Hairy
34:19 The Verdict: The Gray Scale of Independence and Sovereignty
35:56 Outro