Taifa of Córdoba

This article is about the specific polity Taifa of Córdoba and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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After the fragmentation of the Muslim-controlled areas in several petty kingdoms (the so-called Taifas), the Taifa of Cordoba was the Rump State of the former Caliphate of Cordoba.

Establishment

Chronology

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1. Fragmentation of the Caliphate of Córdoba

The Caliphate disintegrated in the early 11th century during the Fitna of al-Andalus, a civil war between the descendants of caliph Hisham II and the successors of his hajib (court official), Al-Mansur, leading to the establishment of a multitude of independent Muslim kingdoms (taifas).

2. Conquests of the Taifa of Seville

Were the conquests of the Taifa of Seville, one of the most powerful Islamic kingdoms in the Medieval Iberian Peninsula.

2.1.Conquests of Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad

Were the military conquests of Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad, emir of the Taifa of Seville.

3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

Disestablishment