Septimania
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Septimania is a historical region in modern-day Southern France. It referred to the western part of the Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis that passed to the control of the Visigoths in 462 CE, when
Military campaigns and geopolitical situation in southern Gaul (740)
Septimania during Pepin's expedition and conquest (752–759)
Arab and Berber Muslim troops retreating from Narbonne after the Frankish conquest of Septimania in 759. Illustration by Émile Bayard, 1880.
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Umayyad invasion of Gaul
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The Umayyads invaded Gaul following their conquest of the Iberian peninsula. The invasion occurred in two main phases, from AD 719 and from 732. Although the Umayyads secured control of Septimania, th
Septimania
…evidence that some enclaves of Visigothic population remained in Frankish Gaul, near the Septimanian border, after 507. The region of Septimania was invaded by the Andalusian Muslims in 719, renamed as Arbūnah and turned into a military base for future operations by the Andalusian military commanders. It…
Umayyad Hispania in 732, Septimania is to the northeast, around Carcassonne