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Taifa of Córdoba
Origins
In 1031 the notables of Córdoba, exhausted by two decades of civil war, deposed the last Umayyad caliph, Hisham III, and abolished the Caliphate of Córdoba. The vizier Abu al-Hazm ibn Jahwar became head of a government that ruled through a council of leading citizens.
Rule and society
The Jahwarids presented themselves as administrators rather than kings. Abu al-Hazm restored order and finances, avoided wars and maintained the city's markets and scholarship, though Córdoba had lost much of its population and grandeur. The poet Ibn Zaydun served the regime before falling out with it.
Decline and legacy
Abd al-Malik ibn Jahwar's rule ended when al-Mutamid of the Taifa of Seville took Córdoba in 1070. Toledo held it from 1075 until Seville recovered it in 1078. The city later rose again as the Second Taifa of Córdoba.
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- Taifa of Córdoba was conquered by Taifa of Seville1069 CE – 1070 CE
Cite this page
- APA
- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Taifa of Córdoba. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/taifa-of-cordoba
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- “Taifa of Córdoba.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/taifa-of-cordoba. Accessed .
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- The Epoch Institute. “Taifa of Córdoba.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/taifa-of-cordoba.
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Taifa of Córdoba’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/taifa-of-cordoba (Accessed: ).
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