HIST 207 Lecture 15: Golden Spain - HIst 207
7 Feb 2018
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Located in the south - cordova is the most important city by the tenth century. From 755 muslim spain was an independent emirate. Last descendants of the umayyad dynasty end up in spain. Reign with the title prince - the third ruler ( abd" al rahman iii) calls himself a caliph (independent of baghdad authority) Tries to make cordova the baghdad of the west. No document before the tenth century mentions jews by name. Hasdai ibn shaprut 915-970 is the first name known to historians. Negotiates treaties with christians in the north, byzantium. Others imitated him in his support of production. Characteristic of muslims to use jews or christians to conduct foreign affairs. As the authorities did not like muslims leaving. Captured by pirates and needed to be ransomed. One was redeemed by egypt, another libya and two ended up in spain. Considered the founders of rabbinic learning in spain.
