Emirate of Córdoba [SEP] dissolved or abolished
Emirate of Córdoba
The Emirate of Córdoba (, "Imārat Qurṭuba") was an independent emirate in the Iberian Peninsula ruled by the Umayyad dynasty with Córdoba as its capital.
History.
After the Umayyad conquest of Hispania in 711–718, the Iberian Peninsula was established as a province under the Umayyad Caliphate. The rulers of this province established their capital in Córdoba and received from the Umayyad Caliphate the title of wali or emir.
In 756, Abd al-Rahman I, a prince of the deposed Umayyad royal
but also the Shi'i Fatimid caliph in Tunis, with whom he was competing for control of North Africa. The Emirate of Cordoba gradually lost power and in 1492 Granada was retaken by the Christians and Muslim influence dissolved.
Umayyad Emirs of Córdoba.
- Abd ar-Rahman I, 756–788
- Hisham I, 788–796
- al-Hakam I, 796–822
- Abd ar-Rahman II, 822–852
- Muhammad I, 852–886
- al-Mundhir, 886–888
- Abdallah ibn Muhammad, 888–912