Córdoba

Timeline

1. 756–1031Córdoba · al-AndalusAfter Abd al-Rahman I established the capital, the Great Mosque of Córdoba, the court, and the Guadalquivir irrigation system laid the foundation of the al-Andalus metropolitan pattern, making it a center of scholarship and trade in the western Mediterranean.
2. c. 1121–1130Córdoba · al-AndalusIn the 1120s Córdoba remained an important city of al-Andalus under the Almoravid dynasty, with active markets around the Great Mosque and suburban estate agriculture, but the political focus had shifted to Seville and the city entered a relatively conservative phase.
3. 1147–1236Córdoba · al-AndalusAfter the Almohad dynasty unified al-Andalus, Córdoba was incorporated into the new empire's administrative system; religious architecture and urban planning continued the Islamic tradition until the city was conquered by Castile in the 13th century.