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
Umayyad Hispania in 732, Septimania is to the northeast, around Carcassonne
Departure of Umayyad troops from Narbonne to Pépin le Bref, in 759, after 40 years of occupation.
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)
Expansion of the Frankish Empire: Realm of Pepin the Short in 758 Conquests under Charlemagne until 814 Marches and dependencies Papal States Byzantine Empire