A History of Early Al-Andalus The Akhbār majmū'a; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; PART I Introduction; 1 The Akhbar majmu'a: study and speculation; A brief history of the manuscript; The title; A brief description of the text; A brief description of the manuscript; The first accounts of the Akhbar majmu'a; The beginning of the dispute; Current theories; The evidence of the manuscript; PART II The Akhbar majmu'a: 'Collected Accounts' of the years 86-350/705-961; 2 The conquest and the rule of the governors of Damascus; Synopsis; [1. BS] The early civil wars
[2. RS] Al-Walid restores order[3. BkS] The frontier of Ifriqiya; [4. BS] Al-Walid summons Musa; [5. BS] Musa's campaign and the situation in al-Andalus; [6. BS] Musa contacts al-Walid; [7. BkS] Tariq's advance and the battle of al-Buhayra; [8. RS] The capture of Écija, Cordova and Tudmır; [9. BkS] The siege of the church in Cordova; [10. BkS] Those inside the church surrender; [11. BkS] Tariq captures Toledo and the Table of Sulayman; [12. RS] The arrival of Musa; [13. BS] The capture of Seville and the siege of Mérida; [14. BS] The capture of Mérida and Musa's ruse
[15. RS] Revolt in Seville and Musa's advance to Toledo[16. BS] Musa's recall and the rule of 'Abd al-'Aziz; [17. RS] Ayyub takes up residence; [18. BS] Events during the caliphates of Sulayman and 'Umar; [19. RS] The rule of al-Samh and others; [20. BS] The rule of 'Uqba; [21. RS] The Berber revolt; [22. BS] Musa before Sulayman; [23. BkS] Sulayman accuses Musa; 3 The Civil Wars; Synopsis; [24. BkS] Kulthum is sent to Ifriqiya; [25. RS] The fate of the Syrian army; [26. BS] The arrival of Hanzala; [27. BkS] The arrival of Balj; [28. RS] 'Abd al-Malik's sons retaliate; [29. BS] Al-Husayn defends Balj
[30. RS] The rule of Tha 'laba[31. BS] Abu'l-Khattar is sent to al-Andalus; [32. BS] The arrival of 'Abd al-Rahman (the emir 'Abd al-Rahman I (138-172/756-788)); [33. RS] The fate of the Umayyads; [34. BkS] Massacre and flight of the Umayyads; [35. BkS] Flight of the Umayyads to Ifriqiya; [36. BkS] 'Abd al-Rahman's story; [37. RS] Another account; [38. BS] The rise of Yusuf al-Fihri; [39. RS] Civil war; [40. BkS] Al-Sumayl is besieged in Saragossa; [41. BkS] The continuation of 'Abd al-Rahman's story; [42. BS] Abu 'Uthman's account; [43. BS] 'Abdallah and Abu 'Uthman meet 'Abd al-Rahman
[44. RS] Yusuf and al-Sumayl learn of 'Abd al-Rahman's arrival[45. BS] Yusuf advised to return to Cordova; [46. BkS] Yusuf sends messengers to 'Abd al-Rahman; [47. BS] 'Abd al-Rahman collects his supporters; [48. RS] Farqad's prediction to al-Sadfuri; [49. BS] 'Abd al-Rahman captures Cordova; [50. RS] The two sides make peace; [51. BS] Legal action against Yusuf and al-Sumayl; [52. RS] Arrival of al-Marwani and Yusuf's defection; [53. BS] Yusuf's flight to Mérida; [54. RS] Yusuf's defeat and death; [55. BS] The two concubines of 'Abd al-Rahman; [56. RS] The death of al-Sumayl
Summary
The Akhbar majmu'a has in recent years been a topic of fierce debate, thought to be either one of the oldest original sources for the history of early Islamic Spain or a late compilation of earlier sources. This book examines the early history of Islamic Spain and provides a translation of this key contemporary account
