Emergence of the Taifa Kingdoms in Córdoba

Name: Emergence of the Taifa Kingdoms in Córdoba
Start: 1020
End: 1029

Type Event Region Europe Time 1020–1029

After al-Mansur's death the post-Umayyad caliphate's central authority eroded, and by the 1020s local strongmen and guard factions had carved up powe…

Timeline

1020–1025Córdoba · CórdobaSince the outbreak of the fitna in 1009, the Caliphate of Córdoba's court suffered repeated coups and successions; nominal rulers like Hisham II became puppets, real power lay with Berber generals and the chief chamberlain, and the center could no longer effectively levy taxes or muster troops.
1023–1029Al-Andalus · Al-AndalusArab and Berber rulers of city-states such as Seville, Badajoz, Granada, and Zaragoza gradually ceased paying tribute to Córdoba, minted their own coinage, and allied with Christian neighbors; taifa political entities had in fact already formed.

Sources

Muslim Spain and Portugal: A Political History of al-Andalus — Hugh Kennedy (1996)
A History of Medieval Spain — Joseph F. O'Callaghan (1975)