History UsefulNotes / MoorishSpain

Having said that, there were downsides to this system: a Muslim testimony was valued more than that of a Christian or Jew in court. Some offenses were harshly punished when a Jew or Christian was the perpetrator against a Muslim even if the offenses were permitted when the perpetrator was a Muslim and the victim a non-Muslims, which means religious discrimination was open and records of minority persecution exist even as early as the Caliphate of Córdoba which is considered the more tolerant one in Moorish Spain. Of course, this varied from ruler to ruler - some could be more liberal, others more repressive (the Almoravid dynasty for example) - and while Christian Europe in general was not better, it's naive to assume Al-Andalus was an ideal society.

* Creator/WashingtonIrving[='s=] ''Tales of the Alhambra.''
* ''Film/AssassinsCreed2016'': Cal Lynch (Creator/MichaelFassbender) revisits the life of his ancestor, the Assassin Aguilar de Nerha, at the time of the fall of Granada in 1491-1492 through the use of the Animus. The last sultan of Granada Muhammad XII "Boabdil" is an ally of the Assassins and is the [[MacGuffinGuardian keeper of an Apple of Eden]].

* In ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' the principality of Dorne is a dead-ringer for Moorish Spain.

* ''Film/ElCid'' featuring Charlton Heston.
* A 2003 animated movie ''WesternAnimation/ElCidTheLegend''.
* ''The Long Ships'' (1964) (''very'' [[SuggestedBy loosely based]] on ''Red Orm'' by Frans G. Bengtsson, see below) featured Richard Widmark as a viking adventuring in Spain and Creator/SidneyPoitier as a Moorish emir.

* ''Film/AssassinsCreed2016'': Cal Lynch revisits the life of his ancestor, the Assassin Aguilar de Nerha, at the time of the fall of Granada in 1492 through the use of the Animus.

* A 2003 animated movie ''WesternAnimation/ElCid''

Moorish Spain, also known by its Arabic name Al-Andalus, is a medieval civilisation spanning much of the Iberian peninsula (UsefulNotes/{{Spain}} and UsefulNotes/{{Portugal}}) and lasting up to eight centuries. It is often thought to be a great culture, bringing great peace and prosperity within their domain and most importantly being an oft-cited example of a culture where adherents of all three Abrahamic religions coexist in relative harmony. The civil accomplishments of the civilisation is believed by some as [[UrExample the first]] [[UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance Renaissance]] in continental UsefulNotes/{{Europe}}, and in spite of its later downfall with the UsefulNotes/SpanishReconquista, its advances left lasting marks on the Spain we know today.

Moorish Spain, also known by its Arabic name Al-Andalus, is a medieval civilisation spanning much of the Iberian peninsula (UsefulNotes/{{Spain}} and UsefulNotes/{{Portugal}}) and lasting up to eight centuries. It is often thought to be a great culture, bringing great peace and prosperity within their domain and most importantly being an oft-cited example of a culture where adherents of all three Abrahamic religions coexist in relative harmony. The civil accomplishments of the civilisation is believed by some as [[UrExample the first]] [[UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance Renaissance]] in continental Europe, and in spite of its later downfall with the UsefulNotes/SpanishReconquista, its advances left lasting marks on the Spain we know today.

'''Moorish Spain''', also known by its Arabic name '''Al-Andalus''', is a medieval civilisation spanning much of the Iberian peninsula and lasting up to eight centuries. It is often thought to be a great culture, bringing great peace and prosperity within their domain and most importantly being an oft-cited example of a culture where adherents of all three Abrahamic religions coexist in relative harmony. The civil accomplishments of the civilisation is believed by some as [[UrExample the first]] [[UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance Renaissance]] in continental Europe, and in spite of its later downfall, its advances left lasting marks on the Spain we know today.

Spain is generally agreed to have prospered throughout the Emirate period. Muslim scholars helped introduce artefacts of [[UsefulNotes/AncientGreece Greek philosophy]] to [[TheMiddleAges Western Europe]] and helped agriculture through Persian and Nabataean agricultural techniques and land reform. This, along with inventions such as [[ClockPunk new industrial mills and dams]], drove Mediterranean fruits, rice, olive and grains to flourish. The urban area in particular enjoyed a lavish amount of [[TechnologyPorn technological development]], skilled labour and education, fuelling an unprecedented economic growth. In 929, Abd al-Rahman’s successor Abd al-Rahman III declared a Caliphate of Cordoba, marking the civilisation’s cultural summit.

* Washington Irving's ''Tales of the Alhambra.''