The Roy Johnson Company invaded and were wiped out :)
The only parts of Europe conquered by the Islamic Empires, also known as Caliphates, were much of modern Spain, all of modern Portugal and Cyprus, and much of what is now the region of Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. The Caliphate known today as the Rashidun Caliphate also conquered much of eastern Turkey and the Southern Caucasus.
Magyars, Muslim armies, and Vikings
Asia , Africa , & Europe
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Muslim, Magyar, and Vikings invaded Europe in the 800s.
Muslim, Magyar, and Vikings invaded Europe in the 800s.
The Roy Johnson Company invaded and were wiped out :)
The Moors were a group of primarily Muslim people of North African descent who invaded and occupied present-day Spain in the 8th century. By the 16th century, the Moorish presence in Europe was significantly reduced, with the last Muslim stronghold in Granada falling in 1492. Some Moors remained in Spain, while others were expelled or assimilated into Spanish society.
Albania
There are numerous areas of Europe that have been under control of Muslims. The Iberian Peninsula, Sicily, and the Balkan Peninsula are all sights of previous Muslim conquest. The Iberian Peninsula was conquered by the Umayyad Caliphate in the 8th century, Sicily was conquered by Muslims in the 9th century, and the Balkans came under Muslim control by the expansion of the Ottoman Empire in the 14th and 15th centuries. Today, the Muslim majority countries of Europe include Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kosovo, and Albania.
He stopped the Muslim advance from Spain into France.
The only parts of Europe conquered by the Islamic Empires, also known as Caliphates, were much of modern Spain, all of modern Portugal and Cyprus, and much of what is now the region of Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. The Caliphate known today as the Rashidun Caliphate also conquered much of eastern Turkey and the Southern Caucasus.
There is no Muslim city in Western Europe.
Many Southeast Europeans converted to Islam during the Ottoman Conquest and Occupation of Southeastern Europe.
In southern Europe the following countries have significant Muslim minority populations: Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Georgia, and Russia. The following countries have majority Muslim populations: Albania, Azerbaijan, Kosovo & Turkey. All these countries follow a very moderate version of Islam, which can be referred to as 'euro-Islam'. This is because its less strict and women have the freedom of choosing whether or not to use a veil, especially as they are all non-Arab democratic countries who are all members of the council of Europe.
Spain (al-Andulas), Sicily and Southern France