August 15, 871 AD
Granada, Emirate of Cordoba
Located in the mountainous south of the Iberian Peninsula, the city had long been a prosperous settlement under the Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba.
However, over the past twelve months, it had transformed into something entirely alien to the primitive minds of the medieval world...
At the center of this revolution was Al-Hakam, a man whose sheer intellect and ambition had completely rewritten the power dynamics of Al-Andalus.
Exactly one year ago, the central leadership of the Umayyad Emirate in Córdoba had made a calculated, albeit desperate, decision.
The regional economy had been stagnating, plagued by the inefficiencies of feudal agriculture and the constant, draining skirmishes of tribal levies. Recognizing Al-Hakam's unparalleled genius for logistics, production, and trade, the Umayyad Emir had officially elevated him, appointing him as the Emir of Granada.
