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Fitna of al-Andalus

1009 CE – 1031 CE · 22 years

Civil war shattered the Caliphate of Córdoba into dozens of taifa kingdoms, fatally weakening Muslim Iberia and opening the way for the Christian Reconquista.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Umayyad loyalists
  • Berber factions
  • Slavic factions

Key moments

Defining events in the Fitna of al-Andalus.

  1. 1013 Sack of Córdoba
  2. 1031 Fall of the Caliphate

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1009 CE and 1031 CE.

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