Taifa of Córdoba
Taifa of Córdoba طائفة قرطبة ( Arabic, Hebrew | |||||||||
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Religion | Sunni Islam, Roman Catholicism, Judaism | ||||||||
Government | Republican emirate | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Córdoba organized into a republic | 1031 | ||||||||
• Córdoban ruler imprisoned and exiled | 1091 | ||||||||
Currency | Dinar | ||||||||
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Today part of | Spain |
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The Taifa of Córdoba (
and its vicinity in 1031.History
After the fall of the
Abū 'l Ḥazm governed Córdoba from 1031 until his death in 1043. He was succeeded by his son Abū 'l Walīd Muḥammad. Abū 'l Walīd continued his father's benevolent rule for twenty-one years. As Abū 'l Walīd grew older, he began to give up management of the Taifa of Córdoba. He instead placed power in the hands of his two sons, 'Abd al-Rāhman and 'Abd al-Malik. The two brothers quickly began to quarrel with each other, stripping the power of the nobles and investing it in themselves in an attempt to gain more power than the other brother. Eventually 'Abd al-Malik gained ascendancy and stripped 'Abd al-Rāhman of all his power. The feud had destabilized Córdoba though, so 'Abd al-Malik began making friendly overtures to the Emir of Seville,
See also
- Taifa of Zaragoza
- Taifa of Seville
- List of Sunni Muslim dynasties
Notes
- ^ The Caliphate of Córdoba would continue to exist de jure until the year 1031, when the Cordoban "republic" was proclaimed by the "senate" of that Andalusian city (The Formation of Al-Andalus: History and Society). See also Mahmoud Makki, in The Legacy of Muslim Spain, p. 52.
References
- Jayyusi, Salma Khadra and Marín, Manuela. The Legacy of Muslim Spain; published by BRILL 1994. (Online Copy: The Legacy of Muslim Spain; by Salma Khadra Jayyusi and Manuela Marín; BRILL 1994