Battle of Guadalete, 711 AD ⚔ How was Spain conquered by the Arabs? ⚔ Muslim Conquest

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📢 Narrated by David McCallion
📝 Written by Jonathan Woody
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📚 Sources:
Alberto Raul, The Muslim Invasion of Spain (Medieval Warfare Magazine)
Alberto Ferreiro, The Visigoths in Gaul and Iberia
Jamil M. Abu-Nasr, History of the Magrib in the Islamic Period
Roger Collins, The Arab Conquest of Spain (720 - 797)
Thomas F. Glick, Islamic and Christian Spain in the Early Middle Ages
Richard Hitchkock, Muslim Spain Reconsidered: From 711 to 1502
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[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

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[@ghostd69]

There is a little mistake in video regarding conquest of magrheb it was carried out by musa he conquered entirely magrheb along with his son Marwan not tariq, when he took last city which its tanger in magrheb he sent tariq and appointed as govonor there according to sources

[@oskarwall2611]

modern spain will go down next few years..... politicly and economicly... population eather.

[@GwJ78]

Umayad caliphate with the berber général Tariq ibn Ziyad were not arab. They were berber. No ?

[@ArabianQuirkSA]

How come you call the Army “berber”? They were mostly Arabs not only berbers

[@MrTStat]

Fun fact gibraltar comes from the word in Arabic Jebel Tarik "Mount Tarik" which is still used today in the Arabic of the area

[@williamrobert9898]

Yeah it was actually shown in the video but not mentioned I noticed

[@BillGreenAZ]

Thanks. I was wondering if it was an Arabic name originally. Now I know!

[@reactivist6526]

​@BillGreenAZ arabic name originally took it's name for the amazigh warrior named Tariq ibn Ziad

[@ayoubzahiri1918]

@@reactivist6526 well some say he was actually persian! ( im an amazigh so there is no bias)

[@reactivist6526]

@@ayoubzahiri1918 well people say a lot of stuff and no he was never a persian and there is no such historical record of it, the latter is opposite and there is always some bias in human beings that's how Allah swt created us,he either was an amazigh from the mountain tribes or an arab which there are only a small claim that he was an arab or a persian but there is higher chances and proofs which are historical that he was an amazigh, thank you for the response.

[@Rude_Thunder]

You should mention the event of Tarik’s landing. He burned down all his ships after landing and told his troops, ' Behind you is the sea, and massive enemy army in front of you. Only victory can keep you alive.

[@freelow3266]

I love this guy

[@IM-wq6wu]

Not real, ships belonged to Julian the governor of Ceuta so how can he burned it

[@Mrkhanjar]

​@@IM-wq6wuwhere did you see that

[@servant-of-the-federation]

​@@IM-wq6wu Source:Trust me bro

[@kalkali1725]

Not right😂

[@EM.K024]

Well done, unbiased and well researched, more Abassids, Andalusia and Ottoman History please.

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you so much for the support! Very kind of you.

[@hassan021]

the thumbnail doesn't look so unbiased tbh

[@newonevery740]

100% biased

[@newonevery740]

@@hassan021 yeah they are always biased

[@midovinci]

yet calling the Muslims enemies

[@Triharyanto1968]

Brilliant strategies and tactics of the Commander Tareq. 12.000 conquered 30.000, that's genius.

[@addamsays8087]

This morden calculation. But orginal army was around 70-1 lakh.

[@Omi9762]

@@addamsays8087 After the fall of the Roman Empire, it was very difficult to gather more than 10 thousand soldiers, so how did King Rodrigue gather an army of 33 thousand, this seems strange to me , Because in those times, the king who won the war used to praise himself more, those who were his historians, who used to write all the details of that rule in their books, used to exaggerate the things of the king. It seems to me a lie that King Roderic has collected an army of 33 thousand. Yes, it is possible that King Roderic has collected an army of 10 to 15 thousand.

[@jx_1132]

​@@Omi9762I wonder, why was it so hard for nations to gather so many soldiers after the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

[@Omi9762]

@@jx_1132 1). Limited resources: Unlike the large empires of the ancient world, medieval kingdoms and principalities often had limited resources and struggled to maintain large, standing armies. The feudal system of governance, which was prevalent in much of medieval Europe, relied on local lords and nobles to provide soldiers for the king or prince, and these lords could only provide a limited number of troops. 2). Logistics: Medieval armies often faced significant logistical challenges, particularly when it came to supplying and feeding their soldiers. The lack of efficient transportation and communication networks made it difficult to move large numbers of troops and supplies over long distances. 3). Technology: Medieval weapons and armor were often heavier and more cumbersome than the weapons of the ancient world, which made it more difficult to equip and mobilize large armies. The cost of producing high-quality armor and weapons was also a limiting factor for many medieval armies. 4). Tactics: The tactics of medieval warfare often relied on smaller, more mobile units of soldiers, such as knights and cavalry, rather than large formations of infantry like those used by ancient armies. This made it easier for medieval armies to operate with smaller numbers of troops. 5). Political fragmentation: Medieval Europe was characterized by political fragmentation, with numerous small kingdoms and principalities competing for power. This made it difficult to create large, centralized armies that could be mobilized quickly and efficiently.

[@Omi9762]

@@jx_1132 Limited resources: Unlike the large empires of the ancient world, medieval kingdoms and principalities often had limited resources and struggled to maintain large, standing armies. The feudal system of governance, which was prevalent in much of medieval Europe, relied on local lords and nobles to provide soldiers for the king or prince, and these lords could only provide a limited number of troops. Logistics: Medieval armies often faced significant logistical challenges, particularly when it came to supplying and feeding their soldiers. The lack of efficient transportation and communication networks made it difficult to move large numbers of troops and supplies over long distances. Technology: Medieval weapons and armor were often heavier and more cumbersome than the weapons of the ancient world, which made it more difficult to equip and mobilize large armies. The cost of producing high-quality armor and weapons was also a limiting factor for many medieval armies. Tactics: The tactics of medieval warfare often relied on smaller, more mobile units of soldiers, such as knights and cavalry, rather than large formations of infantry like those used by ancient armies. This made it easier for medieval armies to operate with smaller numbers of troops. Political fragmentation: Medieval Europe was characterized by political fragmentation, with numerous small kingdoms and principalities competing for power. This made it difficult to create large, centralized armies that could be mobilized quickly and efficiently.

[@moezrahal4972]

When saying that European countries were living in dark ages in the Middle Ages, Spain and Portugal "Andalusia" did not live in the same situation, but were on another level because of this battle.

[@Bahamut3525]

The "Dark ages" are a revisionistic term from the Renaissance that's not taken seriously by historians. The most advanced culture in Europe during the Middle Ages was the French Kingdom, which experienced a cultural renaissance of the arts and architecture (the Carolingian renaissance).

[@Bahamut3525]

@@Shush187 the Middle Ages were actually an improvement on all levels from the violent times of antiquity. On a technological level, hygiene level, etc. People in places like Ancient Rome actually had horrendous hygiene and life expectancy was only high for the nobility.

[@CommanderGeorgeLincolnRockwell]

Christianity, which literally started as a Judaic conspiracy to break the power of Rome (just as many emperors and statesmen had warned), is what helped to plunge Europe into the "Dark Ages". So many of the innovations from Greece and Rome were virtually lost for centuries. It wasn't until Christianity was made amenable to European customs and sensibilities that Europe started to recover. As long as Christianity was controlled by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, and the masses were taught about the religion from the priests, the religion was able to do some good and bring a semblance of unity however once every yokel was able to read the Bible for themselves and the Reformation began, the religion reverted back to the subversive Levantive cult from which it had originated. And although we had the Renaissance and the Age of Exploration post Reformation, we also had bloody conflicts like the 30 Years War which wiped out between 1/2 to 3/4 the population of Central Europe. The Renaissance and Age of Exploration occurred despite the Reformation. Today Europeans have lost their way and are increasingly becoming disconnected from their ancestors, history and traditions but most importantly they have lost their essence, lost contact with their spirit, their very being.

[@blackpanthar906]

@@Bahamut3525 The French Kingdom happened long after Al-Andalus and dark ages. During 40 year war, Europe was shattered and completely in dark ages. Al-Andalus contributed to it as it was the most powerful empire at time and sold everything from oranges to Damascus steel. Nobody was buying from Europe in that time. So it was a huge set back for Europe in 1453 to 1480s.

[@fisalalmalki6090]

@@Bahamut3525 don’t deny we all know the truth…

[@dltaforst2490]

Don’t stop making this type of content and thank you from my heart

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

It was an informative and wonderful introduction of that historical coverage video. Thank you( History Marche) channel for sharing this remarkable historical coverage video

[@fernandoruizperales1061]

I have been waiting for a video about this battle for a long time. Thank you and hope you enjoy your stay here.

[@40kwarlord79]

Quality videos as always, well done!

[@Fernandinioo]

That was just class as always, beautiful animations of ever new and interesting topics🎉

[@onlinegladiator5888]

Just spectacular quality really. This should genuinely come with a subscription with the amount of work you put into this. I just love watching these grand battles broken down for us to immerse ourselves into thousands of years later.

[@MrTStat]

Another fun fact the word Andalus comes from the name Vandals, who ruled part of north africa and Iberia for while

[@youwhat491]

so andulus is from the word vandal, they dropped the letter V from the start

[@mercianthane2503]

That's one theory.

[@Sina.575]

​@@mercianthane2503theory ? you think the vandal kingdom didn't exist ?

[@mercianthane2503]

@@Sina.575 The kingdom? Yes. Is "vandal" the origin of the name "Al-Ándalus"? Most likely not, since there are other theories of its origins.

[@Sina.575]

@@mercianthane2503 well Al Andalus does mean the land of the vandals in Arabic.

[@feylezofi]

When hearing a great Christian army was heading towards them, Muslim soldiers panicked. Tariq burned down his fleet, blocking their escape. He said that "Now your back is sea, and front is the enemy" making sure that they understood that only victory would save them. This event inspired GRRM when he was writing the Dornish Princes Nymeria who has done the same.

[@angelcamachodelsolar]

First time we have notice of "burn the boats" was Alexander the Great the year 332 B.C. in phoenicia. The spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés did the same the year 1521 in the current México.

[@bibliotecaeternayvoladora]

@feylezofi That is just propganda It was a ruse made by Europeans scholars to justify the victory of Zaid bin Tariq+parts of the ships were of Julean and he can't burn his ship as the are loaned to him for the attack+the caliphate would not have approved of such suicidal act of his commander and would be questioned and probably punished for such Act if it did happened

[@fuckoff5191]

That story is not authentic duh..those muslims dont simply destroy ships that worth a lot money back then..tariq is a prophets companion..he wont do that such things, yeah sounds great but not islamic teachings, that not what prophets taught them lol

[@IsaacRaiCastillo]

Good video, it is always welcome that you make more videos about Spanish military history, which is very rich and interesting (but is always ignored despite having a lot of importance in Europe, in the same way as English and French history) and this battle is one that geopolitically and culturally marked the Iberian Peninsula for 8 centuries. As an important fact, it must be said that Spanish historians currently affirm (correctly) that Guadalete is not the place where the battle took place, because the site does not match the descriptions of Arab and Christian sources, added to the fact that It is very far from Algeciras (which was the base of Tariq), so after much research and archaeological work during the 20th century, it was concluded that the right place would be a few kilometers south of the current City of Cadiz, Exactly where before there was a currently dissected lagoon called "Laguna de La Janda" and that the only reason why this battle is still called "Guadalete" has been out of mere habit.

[@DustinBarlow8P]

The statement "Nobody ever covers (insert favorite historic country) and it's a shame" is actually false. It honestly depends on where you live and it also depends on the student, as well as the school. My father was in the military so I had to change school a lot. I attended school in Eastern US, SW US, Germany, Japan, and I also attended a prep school my sophomore year, so I have some experience. The thing I noticed was in Japan we mainly learned Chinese and Japanese history, I don't think the Romans, England or France was ever mentioned. In the Eastern US we where taught the usual England, France, and central Europe, but in SW there was an entire course dedicated to the HIstory of Spain. It mainly focused on Spain from 1300 - 1800 but it was there. Lastly that year of prep school I mentioned you where given the option of what history period interested you most, because they offered multiple courses. From India 500 BCE - 1000 CE to Eastern Europe during the middle ages, and South America Pre-Colonialist period. Like I said it depends on a lot of factors on what people are being taught.

[@IsaacRaiCastillo]

​@@DustinBarlow8PToday the information is easier to get than before, the fact that universities only focus in a general way on the stories of specific regions, does not mean that more research can be done to get a variety of videos on KZbin, which is a global web where people from all over the world see you. Also, I am not saying anything false, I want you to search all the KZbin channels that use military history as a theme, they all focus mostly on medieval and modern conflicts in Northern and Central Europe, while in the South (Spain , Portugal, Italy, Greece) is only done very rarely and only when dealing with conflicts related to the history of the main countries of Northern and Central Europe. That is why in my comment I thanked the History Marche, for taking battles in Spanish history like Nördlingen a few months ago and now Guadalete; but also, it is the only channel that has focused on providing in its videos an international variety of battles by taking conflicts from the Middle East, Asia and even India (which is one of the most unknown). On the other hand, with my comment on the site of the battle, I only did it as a contribution, since I know that only those who have read research directly from the country of origin of the battle are the only ones who will have information that is not found globally.

[@GUSTAVINNESSONN]

I love all this stuff. History is a truly infinitely interesting subject. There are millions of stories to be told from all over the globe. Different ages, different cultures, weapons, armour, agriculture, settlements. You could spend your entire life studying it and barely scratch the surface of what we know by now. Great channel, i can't get enough, keep them coming HistoryMarche

[@ahmedazhar8485]

Bro I am a fan and subscriber of yours from last 3 years from Pakistan your video quality is improving very rapidly day by day so as a request can you please make a remake of battle of Varna. Much love and appreciation ❤. Love this video a lot 10/10 ❤

[@blacksheep6174]

Varna Ottomons ki war thi ?

[@ahmedshoaib7654]

@@blacksheep6174yes

[@roscoegadsdenshighcapacity7218]

Best nutshell history channel ever! Having been to the Alhambra in Spain this really filled in for me how that all started. Keep up the great work!

[@ALGfunk]

Actually, it's one western sided hisotry. In reality, a Spanish ruler called the Muslims for help against German visigoth as they were oppressed. It's hard to justify how little numbered Muslims could take over Andalucía without local support. They ruled for nearly 1000 years majority were local moriscos (spanish heritage). Even Alfonso El Cid some said he was a hidden Muslim.

[@crustymalone]

@@ALGfunk And this you found out because the Spanish ruler was your drunk grandpa?

[@abdellatiefhamed2368]

this Chanel always makes the best historical videos

[@KamranAliHashmi]

Always a good job from you guys...👌

[@CranialAxe]

Seeing Tariq's tactics unfolfing, it makes you wonder if he read about Hannibal's genius orchestrations on the battlefield.

[@anisben9775]

Both are north African (Tunisian both if you consider Carthage back then it stretches from Tunisia to morroco )

[@TheDON2111]

Hannibal is originally Phoenician@@anisben9775​

[@CranialAxe]

@anisben9775 I appreciate the input, but that alone doesn't explain much. It doesn't help that we know very little about him prior to his appointment as General. It's possible he had an especially educated upbringing or that he was simply a gifted natural in the art of warfare, or both.

[@anisben9775]

@@CranialAxe it was a metaphor because I'm north African..its just a coincidence that both are north africains and Great generals in their Era. .

[@ghaim8408]

حنّبعل كنعاني شامي فلسطيني وقائد طارق بن زياد كان هو موسى بن نصير فلسطيني ليسوا من شمال افريقيا

[@pedrocsantos8]

Great video!!! Here is an idea for a future video: The biggest ship in the world; São João Baptista (English: Saint John the Baptist), nicknamed Botafogo ("Spitfire"), was a Portuguese galleon built in the 16th century, around 1530, considered the biggest and most powerful warship in the world by Portuguese, Castillian, and Italian observers of the time The São João most famously distinguished itself during the Conquest of Tunis (1535), when it bombarded La Goletta fortress.

[@conradnelson5283]

Great job as usual learned a lot

[@marceloseixas895]

I really loved this intro music Your work never stops to impress me guys

[@Max-sm3ol]

Merci beaucoup pour vos excellentes émissions d'Histoire où j'apprends toujours des choses ou des petits détails - je suis géographe-historien et war-gamiste, qui me permettent d'avoir la vision d'un britannique sur l'Histoire - quand vous traitez la Guerre de 100 ans ou plus généralement la rivalité franco-britannique, c'est utile ! et me perfectionnent dans votre langue, notamment avec votre excellent accent ! Thanks a lot. I like to follow you, 👍

[@pedrokrim4400]

Ouais parce que la vision franchouillard de l’histoire est très partiale !

[@bolosacc150]

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[@KHABIB-TIME]

According to The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “Most of the classical literature that spurred the European Renaissance was obtained from translations of Arabic manuscripts in Muslim libraries.” (1984), Vol. 15, p. 646. Bertrand Russell in ‘History of Western Philosophy,’ London, 1948, p. 419. "Our use of phrase 'The Dark ages' to cover the period from 699 to 1,000 marks our undue concentration on Western Europe... "From India to Spain, the brilliant civilization of Islam flourished. What was lost to Christendom at this time was not lost to civilization, but quite the contrary..."To us it seems that West-European civilization is civilization, but this is a narrow view." Professor, Reverend, W. Montgomery Watt reminds us in The Influence of Islam on Medieval Europe (Edinburgh: University Press, 1972: “It is clear that the influence of Islam on Western Christendom is greater than is usually realized. Not only did Islam share with Western Europe many material products and technological discoveries; not only did it stimulate Europe intellectually in the fields of science and philosophy; but it provoked Europe into forming a new image of itself. Because Europe was reacting against Islam, it belittled the influence [of Muslim scholarship].... So today, an important task for our Western Europeans, as we move into the era of the one world, is to correct this false emphasis and to acknowledge fully our debt to the Arab and Islamic world." Tim Wallace Murphy, A Templar Historian wrote a book called What Islam Did For Us, on page 215 sums up as follows: "even the brief study of history revealed in these pages demonstrates that the European culture owes an immense and immeasurable debt to the world of Islam. Muslim scholars preserved and enhanced the learning of ancient Greece, laid the foundation for modern science, medicine, astronomy and navigation and inspired some of our greatest cultural achievements. If it were not for the inherent tolerance for the People of the Book that was manifest within the Islamic World for over 15 centuries, it is highly doubtful that the Jewish people could have survived as a racial and religious entity, and we would have lost their contribution to art, medicine, science, literature and music which is almost beyond measure. We in the West owe a debt to the Muslim world that can never be fully repaid. Despite our common religious and spiritual roots, we have thanked them with centuries of mistrust, the brutality of the crusades and imperial takeover that conducted with callous indifference to the needs of the peoples we exploited"

[@Double_OG_Menace]

No mention of Commander Tariq ordering the ships that had brought them to shores of the land that would become Al Andalus to be destroyed....so that his men could cancel the possibility of a retreat across the sea.

[@majawei6127]

Bc he black

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍

[@Roberto-tu5re]

Great video and an interest of mine since we live here in Spain. We have spent many years in Andalusia and just visited Tarifa and it is amazing how near Morocco really is. Your video gain an understanding on how this country developed and the history behind it.

[@furii4308]

They are so close to each other that Spain still colonizes parts of it..

[@Roberto-tu5re]

@@furii4308 and how many Morrocans are here visa versa. I love Morocco and we go there 2 or 3 times a year, the people are lovely and the food is amazing

[@furii4308]

@@Roberto-tu5re There are a lot of Romanians in Spain as well. Will that justify colonizing them?

[@Roberto-tu5re]

@@furii4308 Theres also alot of English here too, although I am half Sicilian so my heritage is very mixed from Greek and the Moors etc. So my comment was aimed at humour only.

[@joskevermeulen3271]

@@furii4308 Spain is still making up for 700 years of occupation. They'll stop colonising Ceuta when you guys paid back your dues.

[@KHK001]

Great video as always!

[@HistoryMarche]

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for joining the premiere

[@ghostd69]

​@@HistoryMarche There is a little mistake in video regarding conquest of magrheb it was carried out by musa he conquered entirely magrheb along with his son Marwan not tariq, when he took last city which its tanger in magrheb he sent tariq and appointed as govonor there according to sources

[@KHABIB-TIME]

@@HistoryMarche "Give him alms woman; for there is nothing like the sorrow of being blind in Granada".

[@zertyuz]

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[@HistoryMarche]

I appreciate that!

[@sonovagod]

great vid as always

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[@ghostd69]

There is a little mistake in video regarding conquest of magrheb it was carried out by musa he conquered entirely magrheb along with his son Marwan not tariq, when he took last city which its tanger in magrheb he sent tariq and appointed as govonor there according to sources

[@NovaDan.]

Agreed. It was Musa and his sons who conquered Morocco. They reached the city of Taroudant in the south. They didn't stop in Tangier.

[@sinslang890]

These youtube "history channels always play down Arabian history" atleast its better than fox news"

[@warlordpesco2081]

No it was tarik ibn ziyad who conquered morocco and iberia🇵🇹🇪🇸🇲🇦

[@redphoenix9547]

​@@warlordpesco2081lol no tariq bin ziyafh is famous for conqeuring spain

[@fitk1169]

no , it was tarik ibn zyad

[@jsoth2675]

As always, quality content.

[@chriskirschten203]

Fantastic as always

[@Gundupaiya]

Thank you for making these wonderful historical videos.

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you so much for supporting my work. Very kind of you.

[@ahmedkasem208]

I love this type of historical videos

[@LookHereMars]

Thank you as always HM, comment for Algo. 👍

[@laertes9505]

Love your work. Great video. We need a part 2 . The battle of Covadonga and northern ressistance. Thanks for subtitles.

[@ralambosontiavina7372]

Excellent video as always and excellent music.

[@user-zh7fb8qf7v]

I am waiting for Hannibal Barca next move along time since last episode. I love your channel and I see every Hannibal Barca episode many times.

[@microgangster]

Appreciate historymarche immensely. Please cover more muslim conquests and the details. There aren't many easily accessible resources like this

[@terrorbellidecuspacis]

There are no sources because 95% about Islam is fairytales, including Islam itself.

[@mannyfresh2938]

Kings and Generals have a bunch of Muslim conquest videos

[@Sina.575]

What ? Muslims conquest And battle's Are pretty well documented.

[@TruthSeeker8834]

​@@mannyfresh2938I sense a hint of propaganda from their video. They don’t easily believe in Muslim sources but at the same time fully believe in roman and greek history. Among the history channel Epichistory is pretty non-biased to me

[@greyralph1637]

​@@TruthSeeker8834how about K&G?

[@DeoAlong]

Whew! Learned more in history with your videos than any other lessons.

[@Crepigold]

thanks for this video!!, im spanish but in spain never talk about this battle of a objetive form an detailed form thanks so much for your work!!!

[@supernivemdealbabor]

Do you mean that they do speak about other battles like Simancas, Bairén, Río Salado o Navas de Tolosa in a technich or tactic point of view and that Rio Guadalete is intentionally Neglected. If so, you lie

[@armourofcontempt]

This is much better than I expected. Kick-ass.

[@mastermindd]

It's a pity that the Visigothic kingdom fell so early on, to me it's one of the most interesting Roman successor states in the West

[@niklask8753]

the ostrogothic kingdom fell even earlier

[@Bahamut3525]

The legacy of the Visigoths was carried in the Reconquista up to the modern Kings of Spain however. Every modern European country is a successor to the Germanic Kingdoms.

[@mastermindd]

@@Bahamut3525 Yes, but in legal terms they had no successors, like the Roman Empire did have in the East... And I would argue with your second sentence as well, Slavic countries really have nothing to do with the Germanic kingdoms for example.

[@Bahamut3525]

@@mastermindd When I spoke of Europe, I spoke of the Occident (Western & Northern Europe). Not the slavic center and east.

[@mastermindd]

@@Bahamut3525 Then specify it more accurately next time

[@HomemdaFaina]

Modern-day Spain and Portugal m8. Spain is not the only country in the Iberian Peninsula, nor is Castellano (what others call Spanish) the only language. Português, Gallego, Euskera , Català. Great video, as usual.

[@youwhat491]

Arabanese was spoken by natives who converted

[@asturiasceltic3183]

And the language of the original Christian Kingdoms in Asturias founded by Pelayo-Bable

[@peterhunt135]

Excellent video!

[@younestitane]

Love your channel

[@shehansenanayaka3046]

Reconquista one of my fav periods. Love your videos. We always appreciate your hard work and dedication towards these videos. Brilliant documentary.. tariq and his men conquer spain. Also,he gives if i m not wrong his name for some city. Thank you for this video. We know it take lot of time and hard work to make these videos. Love and appreciation from Sri Lanka. 🇱🇰🤝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿.

[@HistoryMarche]

Glad you like them! Thanks so much for the feedback.

[@senseishu937]

Yes, gribaltar is the anglicized name for Jabal Tariq (جبل طارق) which in Arabic means Tariq's Mountain, as he had to cross it when entering the peninsula.

[@zakariaalami1491]

Thats not reconquista thats conquista itself the re is much later

[@shehansenanayaka3046]

@@zakariaalami1491 yes . I was mistaken. This is the conquest by muslims.

[@dik943]

I pray we get to see a new reconquista within our lifetimes 🙏🏿

[@whoknows-ee5kq]

Waiting for a long time for this Video. Thank you History March! Now Waiting for Battle of Manzikart 1071. Will you Cover the Battle?

[@HistoryMarche]

Thanks so much! Actually, I am already working on Manzikert, it should be finished in about 30-40 days.

[@whoknows-ee5kq]

@@HistoryMarche another great news! And Again thank you!

[@HistoryMarche]

I'm excited about doing Manzikert too. Been wanting to do it for a long time, but for some reason it just kept getting postponed. But it's finally happening hehe

[@muhammadhassan4506]

Thanks for such a great video

[@learnaboutislam1375]

Amazing video !

[@A_X8O]

في البداية اشكرك على ما تقدمه رغم بعض الأخطاء البسيطة. من هذه المعركة بدا عصر الاندلس المتفرد و الجميل ، حيث شهد الاندلس نهضة ثقافية وحضارية وجعلها مركز للعلوم و التطور ومما لا شك فيه ان أوروبا تأثرت به بشكل ايجابي من كل النواحي الصحية و التنموية و العلمية. بداية عصر اخراج أوروبا من الظلمات إلى النور. بشهادة مؤرخي أوروبا. مرة اخرى اشكرك هذه اللمحة الجميلة.

[@zakariaalami1491]

Thats a hannibal level move by tariq ❤ the muslims early generals where beasts

[@000khalil000]

I absolutely love your videos

[@plosleif]

Excellent docu!

[@muhamedabugrisha1987]

Tariq's military career ended by the hands of Caliph Al-Walid, not Mousa. So both Tarek and Mousa fought together in Iberia after this battle

[@Mauri7782]

Arab betrayal as usual

[@ammaraimene]

@@Mauri7782 What betrayal are you talking about? It was common at that time that every caliph would dismiss the military leaders of previous caliph, even if they were Arabs like Muhammad bin al-Qasim and Qutaiba bin Muslim...

[@Mauri7782]

@@ammaraimene again you clarify arabs are traitors

[@-MohammedAhmed]

@@Mauri7782 أنإلي مثلك عايشين في وهم و جهل يبدو أن لا حل له

[@caliphal-mustaqdarbi-amral9501]

@@Mauri7782 طارق مجرد مولى (عبد) موسى بن نصير تحت امرة الخليفة الوليد

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Thanks for this man! This dude was a legend! Your content rocks!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤

[@leonardoflores7946]

Thank you for the great content

[@sirsquee4715]

Excellent episode, requesting to do episodes on thr Anglo Mysore wars

[@DudeHistory]

“Burned his own fleet” , Imagine the Faith and Enthusiasm❤

[@akiogood4712]

it's a fake story though

[@Beyondme488]

​@@akiogood4712avg jealous guy

[@akiogood4712]

@@Beyondme488 I'm not jealous. it's literally a fake story fabricated by christian losers who tried to find a justification for why they lost. Islamic scholars consider the alleged burning of ships as a fake story

[@brahimbougandoura7912]

Fake story I'm north African as well

[@Beyondme488]

@@brahimbougandoura7912 avg jealous guy , the story is well documented by historians .

[@user-sh1wr8vk1p]

Well done , more about Al-andulas.

[@Historiaymas.]

Interesting video❤️👍

[@entertainme9231]

Great video

[@kmm-212]

Proposition for another episode. Battle of Komarów - the last so huge cavalry battle in history

[@muslimresponse103]

great video, I didn’t want it to end, the Rashidun and Umayyad Caliphates were on another level!

[@pawemusielski1077]

Will there be a video of the battle of vienna? I'm very interested in it

[@LoneWanderer727]

I just visited Portugal and extensive parts of Spain recently...it's fascinating seeing all of the different cultural impacts on the architecture, cities and history in person. Also, shoutout to the Basque peoples! Always up there doing their own thing ^^

[@GiNyYu222]

Even in the Dna of spanish people (they dont like that but is true)

[@KHABIB-TIME]

"Give him alms woman; for there is nothing like the sorrow of being blind in Granada".

[@Leptospirosi]

Any information about the destiny of Oppa and Sisberto, after the battle and in the following years? 🤔

[@ntluck1592]

The destiny of traitors is never worth mentioning. Sisberto is never heard from again, and Oppa fled to Toledo but was later captured and executed. Ignoble ends to treacherous scum

[@Leptospirosi]

@@ntluck1592 it reminds me if the story of Romanos IV and Andronicos Dukas and the battle of Manzikert. It also come to mind an ancient Italian saying: "Peggio è l’invidia dell’amico che l’insidia del nemico" [worse it's the envy of a friend then the threat of an enemy]

[@uniuni8855]

​@@ntluck1592depends if you are a Communist or a fascist, you can't just call them traitors. You are Germans after all 😅

[@aminhemz4518]

Please @historymash, make a video for the battle of MALAZGRIT. It is without doubt one of the most epic battles of Europe

[@herbalistathari]

It’s always funny when it comes to Muslim battles, there’s always an excuse to make it look as if the Muslim were lucky or the opposition was betrayed or anything in that matter. Islamic sources stated the the Spanish were with around 100,000 men. Not to mention the first scout group of 400 defeated 13,000 Spanish troops in their first encounter. Even if the Spanish flank deserted, the Spanish still outnumbered the Muslim at least twice. For Tariq to hold that line is insanity.

[@theresecoco1887]

cap

[@jihadinternetdefenceforce]

100k? 💀ok bro

[@resileaf9501]

Interesting. I've seen this battle portrayed by BazBattles. In that video, Oppa and Sisberto's troops never actually join the fight and deserted at the moment the frontline troops engaged Tarik's frontline. New information has come to light, or different interpretations from different researchers?

[@ParleLeVu]

30000 + vs 12000. The 30000 being more heavily armored. Even with the betrayal, there is something not adding up. 3000 losses for the Umayyads? It seems far more likely that the traitors attacked the Visigothic main army if such numbers are to be believed.

[@sultanmomenofzenata177]

it make sense as it is bc 3000 loses to the army that won is a lot like all early muslim battles the hight moral and cohesion of muslim is way higher than their enemys thats why they win @@ParleLeVu

[@akashjefe]

​@@ParleLeVuSoldiers die more from retreating than from pitched battle.

[@CommanderGeorgeLincolnRockwell]

​​@@ParleLeVuof the 30,000 Visigothic troops half of them could have been Sisberto and Oppa's troops. Also the victors of battles always exaggerate the numbers of their enemies and usually sugar coat their own losses. I'm not saying that's what happened for sure but it's a possibility. Have you noticed with the wars of the past 200 years or so the loser always seems to be blamed for starting the war lol?

[@angelcamachodelsolar]

@@ParleLeVu Visigothic army was about 24.000, 5.000 light infantry (mostly armed peasants) plus 3.000 heavy cavalry in the center whith Roderic, and two wings of 4.000 heavy cavalry each one, which deserted. The muslim army went from be doubled to have a 50% more troops. Very experienced troops (light cavalry and spearmen) which surrounded and defeat Roderic's army. Shortly after the muslim army won anothe battle in Écija and easily took the capital, Toledo. There was no more resistance until they reached the northern mountains.

[@kingmaegor5297]

Do the the battle of Covadanga next!

[@AFROkid131]

Amazing video, can we expect more videos covering the islamic rule of al-andalus?

[@mrright9437]

The heavy cavalry that fought were Arabs, not Berbers. There is debate surrounding Tariq's origin. Some early Muslim historians believe he was an Arab from a well-known tribe, while others claim he was a Berber.

[@Ppoim]

😂😂😂😂 Don't lie, it where all zenata imazighen

[@mrright9437]

@@Ppoim Yeah , maybe in alternative history .. 😅

[@Footballtifo]

He was from the zenata tribe the current rif mountains. We historically always were warriors. Read about our fights against the french surrendering monkeys and Spanish in the 1900 with abdelkrim.

[@mrright9437]

@@Footballtifo His origins are not important as his religion .. but as someone who depends on arabic sources , I find that many historians mentioned an Arabic origin for Tariq.. , and abdelkrim himself said that his ancestors came from arabia ( southern Saudi Arabia )

[@maddogbasil]

Tariq ibn ziyad crosses Gibraltar Burned his ships and never looked back He honestly staked everything on a chance and managed to leave behind an 800 year old legacy in iberia forever What a gigachad

[@youwhat491]

not all agree on that, its spicing up a story, why destroy your navy when you can just send them back to africa

[@zjeee]

So did Hernan Cortes, he burned his ships and got down to business. It’s a shame we in the west are so ashamed of our past when other cultures celebrate their colonizers conquering new lands.

[@ProtomanButCallMeBlues]

the cockroaches were disposed off.

[@youwhat491]

@@ProtomanButCallMeBlues the spanish empire spread like cockroaches all over the americas

[@Mohammadkwt]

@@ProtomanButCallMeBlues you mean the useless usurper king and his entourage? Yep, you’re right.

[@milisavstefan8725]

Historymarche will you continue second punic war its one of best series i watched on youtube

[@robjorge725]

My heritage is Portuguese, I'm convinced I have a mixture of historic cultures. Especially arabic. Must do a DNA test

[@samiman5606]

That's not true Bro I geuss you the people of portogal got some of Amazigh native blood because the Amazigh dinestys ruled portogal many times like the Aftasid family in the time of divided city states

[@walideg5304]

You have amazigh blood than Arabic be sure. Only 2 or 3% of modern North Africa is Arab genetically.

[@Ibn-Abdurrahman]

@@walideg5304how do you know what blood he has?! You guys are funny

[@alijaafari210]

@@Ibn-Abdurrahman arabs loves to spread lie to look good, arabs didn't kill all amazigh&andalusians but the like of belive that arabs are majority of north africa and andalusia. arabs were few in andalusia and north africa, The Moroccan amazigh ruled andalusia until its fall after clean it from the trash rulers by the true muslims al morabitin. I've never meet a liar like an arab, no honor just shame.

[@doyouevenpraise189]

Moors didnt colonize nor migrated to the Iberian Penninsula specially not in the middle ages were armies were very small 3k to 8k small. nonetheless Moors for example are actualy related to iberians but not for the reason you may think. Both were colonize by the Romans for at least 1000 years and later both also by the Germanic Goths

[@sinslang890]

Man you guys really went out with the art work for this video lol.

[@abdulrehman6791]

please cover the battle of Qadisiya, your videos are so good, and I appreciate it allot

[@shivarya1752]

Your intros, background music, presentation and vibe of your video are unmatchable ❤ Edit: lost my heart due to edit😭 please historymarche give me heart again

[@hassanimohamed9005]

The defeat of the Visigoths was not due to the betrayal of the army, but the battle lasted more than four days, and the steadfastness of the Arabs forced the Gothic army to be torn apart, so a group of knights left the Gothic army, and everyone was defeated in the end.

[@oussamamarroqino2579]

What arabs

[@khalidalfaghm359]

@@oussamamarroqino2579 the Muslim army was both Berber and Arab

[@skylanh4319]

Except there are many accounts saying there was a betrayal that destroyed the Visigoth ruling class. It is pretty well established in the records and created a lot of tension across Europe toward these betraying people.

[@bestryfulhd2102]

@@oussamamarroqino2579 it was berber and arabs both .

[@GiNyYu222]

True, for sure this channel used christian sources, acording to them in all battles they lost coz someone deserted xD

[@tomasszahars7409]

Great as always

[@THEMHAMED1]

same tactic used in cannae by hanibaal , in both cases the light berber cavalery was the key of success

[@othmanechakir5691]

There is no historic account ot source that mentiones a rivalry between Moussa and Tariq at all.. what happened after the qconquest of Iberia is that BOTH of them were summoned to Damasqus because the Caliph Alwalid-Ibn-Abdelmalek has died.

[@HistoryoftheUmmah]

The Islamic conquest of Spain was Arab and Berber. Many of the Muslim warriors such as Tariq Ibn Ziyad was Berber.

[@Mauri7782]

Amazigh and the arabs got expelled

[@TheOnlyKingBee]

Can you do one about the conquista dos algarves? @HistoryMarche

[@HistoricalLenzz]

Subbed!

[@yacinek.7620]

The one who helped the Muslims to enter Andalusia was the European prince, Count Julian, and he had a daughter named Florinda, daughter of Julian, who was born in Ceuta. She was very beautiful, and her father sent her, like other daughters of princes, to the court of the Gothic king Rodrigo in Toledo, to be disciplined with the etiquette of kings. In another narration, it says that the Gothic King Rodrigo saw Florinda bathing in the Tagus River (outside Toledo), then raped her and impregnated her, prompting her father, Count Julian, to take revenge with the help of the Muslim armies. Led by Tariq and Musa in the conquest of Andalusia from Ceuta. And in the end defeat Rodrigo. And his death in this eternal battle

[@thetrollslayer3716]

Dark ages. Europe never truly civilised. We gave them so many opportunities to get civilised but all our military expeditions were in vain 😀

[@Frankgarsp]

All wrong, the only thing right was Tarif's exploratory incursion, but everything else is wrong. Tarik never left Iulia Transducta (Algeciras) before the battle against Rodreric. Tarik didn't have cavalry, only a few scouts, and he could have never reached Cordoba and Gades. The correct location for the battle isn't the Guadalete River, but the Almodovar River that flowed into the Lake of Janda (Wadi Lekko, river of the lake).

[@WoL0WizZaRD]

Sources for your claims?

[@IsaacRaiCastillo]

​@@WoL0WizZaRDIn fact, he is right, Spanish historians have long debated the location during the 19th and 20th centuries, because Guadalete does not match the information described about the site of the battle in the sources, which is why it is considered an error. It is currently more accepted that the battle took place closer to Algeciras (which was Tariq's main base) and that the closest site to the sources is next to the old Laguna de La Janda. I heard all this from a podcast by a historian named Fernando Diaz Villanueva, in which I interview an expert on the subject, so without saying the sources, Franksgarp's comment is correct.

[@ParleLeVu]

@@IsaacRaiCastillo How do they explain the losses, though? If the traitor Visigoths every actually engaged, then 36000 vs 12000 does not lead to only 3000 losses for the Umayyads. Something is not adding up.

[@IsaacRaiCastillo]

​​​​@@ParleLeVuI had to search and listen to the podcast again in order to remember exactly what they said; The reality is that they never speak of numbers because the sources generally always tend to exaggerate them, but what is affirmed is that the population in all of Visigothic Hispania was less than 5 million, but that several facts must be added that would explain not only the little resistance that there was after the battle, but also the very possible lack of Visigothic forces to face the Invasion (which is likely due to antecedents that they were not capable of raising very large armies unlike the Franks, since the century before the conquest, the Byzantines came to reconquer the south of Hispania with not many troops and the Goths were unable to expel them quickly), since some sources mention that at that time there were great droughts that led to massive famines and also few years before the Invasion, there were outbreaks of the Bubonic Plague, also add the Civil War situation in which the kingdom was just when Tariq and Musa undertook their attack (internal struggles that must have caused many casualties in the Visigoths), in addition to It must be taken into account that the Muslim troops defeated the garrisons that left Cordoba to attack them before Rodrigo arrived (skirmishes that reduce the available troops), so it is very likely that the actual estimate of troops would be much less of the 30,000 soldiers, they may not have been very different from those of the Muslims, perhaps they did not exceed 20,000 and if you subtract from there those who retreat for treason in the middle of battle, they may remain in numbers similar to those of the invaders (So the most realistic estimate would be 20,000 vs 12,000). Another important point to take into account and that our historians mention in the podcast, is that the Moroccan population, recently converted to Islam before the Invasion, had been romanized for centuries (at least those who lived in the cities), so a good part of Tariq's contingents (mainly the infantry), was armed very similar to the Visigoths who had heavy infantry (that is, they knew the ways of fighting and had similar weapons) and if you add to that the defensive positions, that would explain the little mortality of the Moors and instead that of the Visigoths is explained by the fact that behind their backs, according to the sources, was the Laguna de La Janda, that explains the great mortality since when the flanks fled for treason and being almost bagged, most of them ended up dying from trying to swim away in their retreat across the lagoon, in fact King Rodigo himself died that way according to the sources, as they emphasize in the podcast, so the casualties were due more to the withdrawal than to the fight with the invaders itself... I hope this has solved your doubts.

[@ParleLeVu]

Thanks. Great recap. Arabs were never known as great pitched fighters, so the Berbers doing the heavy lifting in the melee makes sense, due to the background as a Roman (and Vandal/Visigothic) province. @@IsaacRaiCastillo

[@dltaforst2490]

I love this channel

[@mohammedabdulla4028]

A good overview

[@jamshidkarimov1021]

You didn't mention Tariq burning his fleet in order to make understand his troops that fleeing is not option

[@angelcamachodelsolar]

It seems to be a legend. First time we have notice of "burn the boats" was Alexander the Great the year 332 B.C. in phoenicia. The spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés did the same the year 1521 in the current México.

[@jamshidkarimov1021]

@@angelcamachodelsolar It is historical event

[@angelcamachodelsolar]

@@jamshidkarimov1021 In the historical sources that we handle Tariq has a few boats, and it took days if not weeks to cross the strait all his troops. So there wasn't enough boats to retreat to Africa if they were defeated.

[@thestrangerofmountains]

If Tariq and Musa weren't turned back to Damascus by the new Caliph and if their sons weren't assassinated, I believe Spain or at least part of it would have still been Muslim. They were extremely great governors and generals. One thing anyone can learn from the reconquest no matter if you are Muslim or Christian, is that, if you unite (lile the Christian Kingdoms) you rise and if you disunite (like the Islamic Emirate, caliphate and Tai'fas) you fail.

[@angelcamachodelsolar]

Both sides were disunited. It was 8 centuries where alliances continually changed, muslims againts christians, muslims against muslims, christians against christians, and, yep, christians and muslims against christians and muslims. 8 crazy centuries, like Game of Thrones.

[@rayvannyofficialbongomusic4160]

Thank you

[@bvillafuerte765]

Good video.

[@barbaroslar2235]

Facing an army of 100,000 upon landing, he ordered his ships burned, so his troops could not lose heart and flee. In a sermon to his troops in before The Battle of Guadalete, Tariq said: Oh my warriors, whither would you flee? Behind you is the sea, before you, the enemy.

[@barittos5585]

that might not be true because no historical record shows that

[@barbaroslar2235]

@@barittos5585 which history? the one written by west that hate islam and muslim?

[@ALNASERABDO]

i don't think he really did this for two reasons 1- he didn't own those ships 2- not military good move and as a muslem commander he should depends on martyrdom Shahada not desperate

[@barbaroslar2235]

@@ALNASERABDO it shows courage and believe by burning the ship, if in war I see enemies from sea burning their own ship the only way they can escape I'll run because they only come to win or die

[@sebe2255]

@@barbaroslar2235Alternatively your men would string you up and just surrender or flee lol

[@Shimra8888]

Shocking how small these Dark Age armies were, you can conquer Spain with 6000 men? Justinian expected Bellisarius to conquer Italy and North Africa with 25,000 men? England was conquered by 9000 Normans? Crazy!

[@Leptospirosi]

Once the ruling class was fell, there was little to no structure to hold anyone to take what they wanted. These farctured realms (think of the Lombards and Charlemagne) often were working for the enemy trying ti carve some power for themselves. Kingdoms were just under the king's rule, but there was no real grasp of "Nation" (or "Res Pubblica") as the Roman had.

[@Mohammadkwt]

Dark ages applies to Europe. We had nothing to do with that.

[@Shimra8888]

@@Mohammadkwt and yet Islamic armies were so small like Europe. Muslims conquered Egypt with just 12,000 men. Why? (And please don’t tell me Allah was on your side).

[@fin5494]

​@@Shimra8888 Nothing wrong with believing God (Allah) had a role in the battles, God decides the outcome of all. Early Islamic Armies had very high morale and were under 1 banner, leaving little to no division, regardless, the early Islamic battles are something to marvel at, always interesting to see battles of smaller armies defeating larger ones.

[@dilzak7566]

muslim never fought for their self but for others they had bettter ecnomical social and political values than that of their time thats why from every corner people invited muslim to rule over them from hispania to india bangladesh to indonesia

[@Ramy_Rafat]

many thanks