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Córdoba, (Umayyad) Caliphate of
The Caliphate of Córdoba is an Islamic kingdom that rules Al-Andalus and part of North Africa from the city of Qurtuba from 929 to 1031.
The period is characterized by an expansion of trade and culture, and sees the construction of masterpieces of al-Andalus architecture (including the Great Mosque of Córdoba).
In January 929, Abd-ar-Rahman III proclaims himself caliph of Qurtuba in place of his original title, Emir of Córdoba.
Abd-ar-Rahman III is a member of the Umayyad dynasty, which has held the title of Emir of Córdoba since 756.The caliphate disintegrates during a civil war (the Fitna of al-Andalus) between the descendants of the last caliph, Hisham II, and the successors of his hayib, Al-Mansur.
In 1031, after years of infighting, the caliphate fractures into a number of independent Muslim taifa (kingdoms).
Member Cities
- Córdoba Andalucia Spain Capital
- Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad Algeria Location
- Al-Mahdiyah Al-Mahdiyah Tunisia Location
- Algeciras Andalucia Spain Location
- Algiers > Alger Alger Algeria Location
- Aïn Fekan > Ifgan Mascara Algeria Location
- Badajoz Extremadura Spain Location
- Bafoulabé Kayes Mali Location
- Baghai Khenchela Algeria Location
- Baghdad Baghdad Iraq Location
- Barcelona Cataluña Spain Location
- Bari Puglia Italy Location
- Basra > Al-Basrah Al-Basrah Iraq Location
- Battle of Albesa Cataluña Spain Location
- Battle of Cervera Castilla y Leon Spain Location
- Battle of Torà Cataluña Spain Location
- Braga Braga Portugal Location
- Burgos Castilla y Leon Spain Location
- Béja Bajah Tunisia Location
- Calatayud Aragon Spain Location
- Ceuta Spanish Morocco Spain Location
- Coimbra Coimbra Portugal Location
- Constantinople Istanbul Turkey Location
- Coruña del Conde Castilla y Leon Spain Location
- Cádiz Andalucia Spain Location
- El Burgo de Osma Castilla y Leon Spain Location
- Espiel Andalucia Spain Location
- Fés Figuig Morocco Location
- Granada Andalucia Spain Location
- Hedeby Busdorf Schleswig-Holstein Germany Location
- Kairouan > El Kairouan Al-Qayrawan Tunisia Location
- La Seu d'Urgell Cataluña Spain Location
- Ledesma Castilla y Leon Spain Location
- León Castilla y Leon Spain Location
- Mahdia Al-Mahdiyah Tunisia Location
- Medinaceli Castilla y Leon Spain Location
- Medjana Bordj Bou Arrèridj Algeria Location
- Melilla Spanish Morocco Spain Location
- Málaga Andalucia Spain Location
- Oviedo Asturias Spain Location
- Pamplona Navarra Spain Location
- Salamanca Castilla y Leon Spain Location
- Santiago > Santiago de Compostela Galicia Spain Location
- Seville > Sevilla Andalucia Spain Location
- Sijilmasa Morocco Location
- Simancas Castilla y Leon Spain Location
- Sousse Susah Tunisia Location
- Tanger (Tangier) Tanger Morocco Location
- Tangier > Tanger Tanger Morocco Location
- Tlemcen Tlemcen Algeria Location
- Toledo > Tolentum Castilla-La Mancha Spain Location
- Tunis Tunis Tunisia Location
- Tèbessa Tèbessa Algeria Location
- Uclés Castilla-La Mancha Spain Location
- Valencia Valenciana Spain Location
- Viseu Viseu Portugal Location
- Zamora Castilla y Leon Spain Location