Emirate of Córdoba
The Emirate of Córdoba (Arabic: إمارة قرطبة, romanized: Imārat Qurṭubah) or Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba was a medieval Islamic kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula.
Emirate of Córdoba | |||||||||
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| 756–929 | |||||||||
Emirate of Córdoba in 929 (green) | |||||||||
| Capital | Córdoba | ||||||||
| Common languages | Andalusian Arabic, Berber, Mozarabic, Medieval Hebrew | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam (official), Judaism, Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
| Government | Islamic absolute monarchy | ||||||||
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| 15 May 756 | |||||||||
| 16 January 929 | |||||||||
| Currency | Dirham | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Portugal Spain | ||||||||
| History of Al-Andalus |
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Muslim conquest (711–732) |
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Umayyad dynasty of Córdoba (756–1031) |
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First Taifa period (1009–1110) |
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Almoravid rule (1085–1145) |
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Second Taifa period (1140–1203) |
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Almohad rule (1147–1238) |
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Third Taifa period (1232–1287) |
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Emirate of Granada (1232–1492) |
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| Historical Arab states and dynasties |
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The territories of the emirate in southern Iberia, located in what the Arabs called al-Andalus, had formed part of the Umayyad Caliphate since the early 8th century CE. After the caliphate was overthrown by the Abbasid Revolution in 750, the Umayyad prince Abd al-Rahman I fled the former capital of Damascus and established an independent emirate in southern Iberia in 756.
The provincial capital of Córdoba (Arabic: قرطبة Qurṭuba) was made the capital, and within decades grew into one of the largest and most prosperous cities in the Mediterranean Region. After initially recognizing the legitimacy of the Abbasid caliph in Baghdad, in 929 emir Abd al-Rahman III declared the independence of the Caliphate of Córdoba, proclaiming himself as caliph.