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The final "revolt" was actually a decades-long civil war (Fitna) that ended the Caliphate forever.
This is perhaps the most famous uprising in Cordoban history. It wasn't led by elites, but by the common people.
These exiled Cordobans fled across the Mediterranean, eventually seizing control of Alexandria and founding the Kingdom of Crete . 3. The Martyrs of Córdoba (850–859 AD) Not all revolts involved swords; some were ideological.
In 1013, Córdoba was brutally sacked. The legendary palace-city of Madinat al-Zahra was burned to the ground.
The final "revolt" was actually a decades-long civil war (Fitna) that ended the Caliphate forever.
This is perhaps the most famous uprising in Cordoban history. It wasn't led by elites, but by the common people.
These exiled Cordobans fled across the Mediterranean, eventually seizing control of Alexandria and founding the Kingdom of Crete . 3. The Martyrs of Córdoba (850–859 AD) Not all revolts involved swords; some were ideological.
In 1013, Córdoba was brutally sacked. The legendary palace-city of Madinat al-Zahra was burned to the ground.