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Succession crisis of the Caliphate of Córdoba (1010s)

Type Event Region Iberian Peninsula Time 1010–1020

In the 1010s the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba was torn by fierce succession struggles among Berber generals, Slavic guards (saqaliba) and local notab…

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  1. 1010–1013Córdoba · Al-AndalusAfter the deposition of Hisham II, Berber generals and court factions fought over the caliphal throne; the Córdoba court lost stable control of the provinces, and the secession of cities began to emerge.
  2. 1016–1018Córdoba · Al-AndalusAmid the tug-of-war between the saqaliba and Berber factions, Hisham II was briefly restored, only to be deposed again by Sulayman. Repeated coups reduced the caliphal title to a tool of warlords, leaving the central regime existing in name only.
  3. 1018–1020Al-Andalus · Al-AndalusBy around 1020 Córdoba was unable to govern the whole realm; Seville, Toledo, Zaragoza and other cities successively declared themselves taifa kingdoms, transforming the political map of Al-Andalus from a single caliphate into a multi-centered pattern of fragmentation.

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