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How did the Muslim rulers of Spain during the Middle Ages leave their mark on the country?

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Muslims, Christians, and Jews coexisted in Islamic Spain, which was a multi-cultural melung pot of three great monotheistic religions.

Despite the fact that Christians and Jews were subjected to limitations, the three groups managed to get along for the most part and, to some extent, benefit from each other's presence.

It brought Europe to a level of civilisation comparable to the Roman Empire and the Italian Renaissance,

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Muslim soldiers invaded the lberian peninsula in 711 and conquered it in seven years.

it grew to become one of the great Muslim civilizations, reaching its pinnacle in the 10 century with the Umayyad caliphate of Cordova.

Following then, Muslim power waned until 1492, when Granada was invaded.

Southern Spain, or Andulusia, was the center of Muslim control.

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