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Civil War of the Caliphate of Córdoba
In February 1009 a coup and popular uprising in Córdoba overthrew Caliph Hisham II, marking the start of the Andalusian fitna;…
Timeline
- 1009Córdoba · CórdobaOn February 15, while Sanchuelo was away on a northern campaign, Muhammad II launched a coup; a popular uprising killed the city's governor, Hisham II was deposed, and Muhammad II proclaimed himself caliph (al-Mahdi).
- 1009Bridge of Alcolea · CórdobaThe Berber general Sulayman (Sulayman al-Musta'in) defeated Muhammad II at the Bridge of Alcolea and retook Córdoba in November, as the warring factions took turns contesting the capital.
- 1010–1031Al-Andalus · Al-AndalusAfter 1009 various factions carved out independent domains and Córdoba was sacked repeatedly; by 1031 the Caliphate of Córdoba was formally abolished, Al-Andalus split into more than twenty taifa petty kingdoms, and the political order of Iberia was fundamentally transformed.
Sources
- Fitna of al-Andalus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitna_of_al-Andalus
- Fitna de al-Ándalus https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitna_de_al-%C3%81ndalus
- Muhammad II of Córdoba https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_Hisham