Caliphate of Córdoba

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Islamic state caliphate historical polity medieval state

The Caliphate of Córdoba was a powerful medieval Islamic state centered in southern Spain that became a major political, economic, and cultural hub of the Western Mediterranean.

Aliases (4)

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic state → caliphate → historical polity → medieval state →
alsoKnownAs	Caliphate of Cordoba → Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba →
borderedBy	Atlantic Ocean → County of Barcelona → Kingdom of León → Kingdom of Navarre → Kingdom of Pamplona → Mediterranean Sea →
capital	Córdoba →
conflict	Reconquista → internal civil wars →
continent	Africa → Europe →
currency	dinar → dirham →
disestablished	1031 →
economyBasedOn	agriculture → craft production → trade →
established	929 →
firstCaliph	Abd al-Rahman III →
followedBy	Taifa kingdoms →
foundedBy	Abd al-Rahman III →
governmentType	hereditary monarchy → theocratic monarchy →
includedPopulationGroup	Christians → Jews → Muslims →
knownFor	architecture → cultural flourishing → economic prosperity → philosophy and science → religious tolerance →
lastCaliph	Hisham III →
legalSystem	Islamic law →
locatedIn	Iberian Peninsula → al-Andalus →
locatedInPresentDay	Portugal → Spain →
majorCity	Córdoba → Málaga → Mérida → Seville → Toledo → Zaragoza →
notableMonument	Great Mosque of Córdoba →
notableSite	Madinat al-Zahra →
officialLanguage	Arabic →
partOf	Islamic Golden Age →
peakPeriod	10th century →
precededBy	Emirate of Córdoba →
reasonForDecline	dynastic conflicts → fragmentation into taifas →
religion	Sunni Islam →
rulingDynasty	Umayyad dynasty →
writingSystem	Arabic script →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Caliphate of Córdoba ("Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba") → Caliphate of Córdoba ("Caliphate of Cordoba") →	alsoKnownAs
Córdoba (historical) ("Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba") → Córdoba (historical) ("Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba") →	capitalOf
Islamic Caliphates ("Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba") → Islamic Caliphates →	hasComponent
Crown of Castile ("Kingdom of Córdoba") → taifa kingdoms →	predecessor
Andalusia ("Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba") → Andalusia →	wasPartOf
University of Córdoba (medieval scholarly center) →	associatedWith
Al-Zahrawi →	citizenship
Córdoba (historical) ("Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba") →	countryDuringPeak
Islamic world ("Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba") →	hasHistoricEmpire
Great Mosque of Córdoba ("Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba") →	historicalPeriod
Seville ("Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba") →	historicalRuler
Umayyad Caliphate ("Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba") →	legacyState
Islamic Golden Age ("Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba") →	majorDynasty
Córdoba (historical) ("Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba") →	previousPolity
Fatimid Caliphate ("Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba") →	rival
Iberian Peninsula →	wasRuledBy