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Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of medieval era, as well as the history of Islam and early Muslim Expansion continues with a video on Abd al-Rahman I - the last member of the Umayyad dynasty, who after the defeat of his clan during the Abbasid Revolution, escaped to North Africa and from there to Spain, establishing the Emirate of Cordoba and becoming the father of the Muslim Spain - al-Andalus.

Crusades From the Muslim Perspective:    • Crusades From the Muslim Perspective ...  
Crusades From the Byzantine Perspective:    • Crusades From the Byzantine Perspecti...  
Early Muslim Expansion - Yarmouk, Al-Qadisiyyah:    • Early Muslim Expansion - Khalid, Yarm...  
Early Muslim Expansion - Egypt and Iran:    • Early Muslim Expansion - Arab Conques...  
Muslim Schism:    • Muslim Schism: How Islam Split into t...  
Third Crusade:    • Third Crusade 1189-1192: From Hattin ...  
Fourth Crusade:    • Rise of Bulgaria - Events leading to ...  
First Crusade:    • First Crusade: Battle of Manzikert 10...  
Sultanate of Women in the Ottoman Empire:    • Sultanate of Women in the Ottoman Emp...  
How the German Empire Provoked Ottoman Jihad in WWI:    • How the German Empire Provoked Ottoma...  
Ottoman Battles:    • Battle of Kosovo 1389 - Serbian-Ottom...  
Why the Ottomans Never Colonized America:    • Why the Ottomans Never Colonized Amer...  
Why the Ottoman Sultans Killed their Brothers:    • Why did the Ottoman Sultans Kill thei...  
Cem Sultan: Ottoman Prince in the Heart of Europe:    • Cem Sultan: Ottoman Prince in the Hea...  
Ottoman Pirates:    • Ottoman Pirates - Armies and Tactics ...  
Turkification of Anatolia:    • Turkification of Anatolia - Nomads DO...  
Hashashins:    • Hashashins: Origins of the Order of A...  
Christian Schism:    • Great Schism: The Bitter Rivalry Betw...  
Mos Maiorum: What led to the fall of the Roman Republic?:    • Mos Maiorum: What led to the fall of ...  
How Rome Conquered Greece:    • How Rome Conquered Greece - Roman His...  
Caesar in Gaul:    • Caesar in Gaul - Roman History DOCUME...  

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The script was written by Matt Hollis, while the video was made by Yağız Bozan and Murat Can Yağbasan and was narrated by Officially Devin (   / @offydgg   & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79s....

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