// Middle Ages
Caliphate of Córdoba
- Period
- AD 936 – AD 1071
- Duration
- approx. 135 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 990
- Area (max.)
- approx. 565,000 km²
Period and duration
Caliphate of Córdoba — according to the map data from AD 936 to AD 1071, roughly 135 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Caliphate of Córdoba — greatest extent around AD 990: the mapped borders then cover about 565,000 km², roughly 0.4% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (AD 935)
- Emirate of Córdoba
- Idrisids
After
- Taifas of Iberia
- Almoravid Dynasty
- Taifa of Toledo
- Taifa of Badajoz
Neighbours around AD 990
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Fatimid Caliphate
- Holy Roman Empire
- Kingdom of France
- Kingdom of León
- Kingdom of Arles
- Duchy of Gascony
- Kingdom of Castile
- Barghawata Conference
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 990 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Caliphate of Córdoba on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.