Caliphate of Córdoba
After the Umayyad Muslim conquest of Al-Andalus (Spain) in 711 AD, Muslim literature flourished under the Caliphate of Córdoba (929 to 1031 AD). An Arabic derivative of the "Alexander romance" was produced, called "Qisas Dhul-Qarnayn" ("Tales of Dhul-Qarnayn"). The material was later incorporated into "Qisas Al-Anbiya" ("Tales of the Prophets"):