emirate · Iberia

Second Taifa of Córdoba

1144 CE – 1148 CE (approx.) · capital Córdoba

Córdoba's brief independence under the qadi Ibn Hamdin during the collapse of Almoravid rule in al-Andalus in the 1140s.

Origins

In 1144, amid revolts across al-Andalus against the Almoravids, the Córdoban qadi Ibn Hamdin, from a leading family of jurists, was proclaimed emir by the city's notables and expelled the Almoravid garrison.

Rule and society

Ibn Hamdin's authority rested on his religious office and local support rather than on an army. He briefly claimed recognition from other cities, but was driven out for a time by the Hudid prince Zafadola and had to seek help from Alfonso VII of Castile, while the Almoravid commander Yahya ibn Ghaniya fought to retake the city.

Decline and legacy

Ibn Hamdin fled to North Africa, and by 1148 Córdoba had passed to the Almohads, who made Seville their main Andalusi capital. Córdoba fell to Ferdinand III of the Crown of Castile in 1236.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Almoravid Empire 1040 CE – 1147 CESecond Taifa of Córdoba

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Second Taifa of Córdoba. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/second-taifa-of-cordoba
MLA
“Second Taifa of Córdoba.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/second-taifa-of-cordoba. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Second Taifa of Córdoba.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/second-taifa-of-cordoba.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Second Taifa of Córdoba’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/second-taifa-of-cordoba (Accessed: ).

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