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Caliphate of Córdoba

Type Object Region Al-Andalus Time 929–1031

The Caliphate of Córdoba was an Islamic polity in southern Iberia (929–1031) founded when the Umayyad descendant Abd al-Rahman III declared himself c…

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  1. 929–961Córdoba · Al-AndalusAbd al-Rahman III declared himself caliph, integrating the administration and military organization of the emirate, and established a centralized system centered on Córdoba.
  2. 961–976Córdoba · Al-AndalusDuring the regency of al-Mansur the caliphate expanded militarily and strengthened its court bureaucracy, maintaining complex diplomatic relations with Byzantium, the Frankish realms, and North African powers.
  3. 1009–1031Córdoba · Al-AndalusAfter 1009, contention over the throne sparked civil war, and local emirs and Berber commanders carved out autonomous domains. In 1031 the caliphate was formally abolished, and Al-Andalus fragmented into numerous taifa kingdoms.

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