ABSTRACT In this article, I aim to illustrate the international political situation of Catalonia in the middle and second half of the tenth century. Contrary to received opinion, I argue that while Catalonia maintained a friendly relationship with the Frankish kingdom (at least until 968), it simultaneously moved politically closer to al-Andalus and, in the third quarter of the tenth century, was very close to becoming an Andalusī client state. To make this argument, I first analyse the sources related to Catalan diplomatic missions to the Frankish kingdom. Second, I list all the Catalan embassies to Cordova from 940 to 974. Finally, I describe the sudden political change caused by the accession of the tyrant Almanzor in al-Andalus (978). In fact, I show that when Almanzor reopened hostilities against the Christian realms of northern Spain, Catalonia found itself politically isolated and was forced to seek reconciliation with the Frankish kingdom.

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血吸虫性结肠炎：十世纪加泰罗尼亚的政治困境

摘要在本文中，我旨在说明加泰罗尼亚在十世纪中叶和下半叶的国际政治局势。与收到的意见相反，我认为加泰罗尼亚与法兰克王国保持着友好关系（至少直到968年），但同时又在政治上接近了安达卢斯，并在10世纪第三季度接近成为安达卢西亚的客户国。为此，我首先分析与法兰克王国加泰罗尼亚外交使团有关的消息来源。其次，我列出了从940年到974年所有加泰罗尼亚人到科尔多瓦的使馆。最后，我描述了暴君Almanzor加入安达卢斯（978）引起的突然的政治变化。实际上，我表明，当阿尔曼佐（Almanzor）对西班牙北部的基督教领域重新发起敌对行动时，