Timeline of Córdoba, Spain

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain.

Prior to 20th century

152 BCE – Romans in power.^[1]
45 BCE – Battle of Munda occurs near Cordoba.^[2]
4 BCE – Stoic philosopher Seneca the Younger born in Cordoba.^[3]
294 CE – Hosius becomes bishop.^[4]
554 CE – Byzantines in power.^[1]
571 – Visigoth Liuvigild in power.^[1]
719 – Capital of al-Andalus relocated from Seville to Cordoba.^[1]
756 – Abd al-Rahman I, founder and first emir of the Emirate of Córdoba, rules from 756 to 788.
785 – Great Mosque of Córdoba built.^[5]
880 – Earthquake.^[1]
912 – Umayyad Abd-ar-Rahman III becomes Emir of Cordoba.
929 – Abd-ar-Rahman III founds the Caliphate of Córdoba and becomes the first Caliph of Córdoba^[5]
936 – Madinat Al-Zahra construction begins.^[6]
1009 – Civil war begins.^[6]
1236 – Siege of Córdoba
1236 – Mosque converted into Cathedral of Córdoba.^[6]
1315 – Synagogue founded (approximate date).^[6]
1857 – Population: 42,909.^[7]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Bosworth 2007.
^ Ring 1996.
^ Damschen, Gregor; Heil, Andreas (2014). Brill's Companion to Seneca, Philosopher and Dramatist. Brill's Companions in Classical Studies. Leiden Boston: Brill. p. 6. ISBN 978-9-004-15461-2.
^ Garcia Osuna 1908.
^ ^a ^b "Iberian Peninsula, 500–1000 A.D.: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Grove 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Córdoba". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 30 November 2014.

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v t e Umayyad dynasty
Family tree Media
Caliphs of Damascus (661–750)	Mu'awiya I Yazid I Mu'awiya II Marwan I Abd al-Malik Al-Walid I Sulayman Umar Yazid II Hisham Al-Walid II Yazid III Ibrahim Marwan II
Emirs of Córdoba (756–929)	Abd al-Rahman I Hisham I Al-Hakam I Abd ar-Rahman II Muhammad I al-Mundhir Abdullah Abd al-Rahman III
Caliphs of Córdoba (929–1031)	Abd al-Rahman III Al-Hakam II Hisham II Muhammad II Sulayman Hisham II Sulayman Abd Allah al-Mu'ayti Abd al-Rahman IV Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir^[H] Al-Qasim al-Ma'mun ibn Hammud^[H] Yahya ibn Ali al-Mu'tali^[H] Al-Qasim al-Ma'mun ibn Hammud^[H] Abd al-Rahman V Muhammad III Yahya ibn Ali al-Mu'tali^[H] Hisham III
^[H] indicates Hammudid usurpers

v t e Cities and port cities in Andalusia
Capitals of provinces	Almería Cádiz Córdoba Granada Huelva Jaén Málaga Seville
Port cities	Algeciras Almuñécar Benalmádena Chipiona El Puerto de Santa María Fuengirola Marbella Moguer Motril Nerja San Fernando Sanlúcar de Barrameda Torremolinos
Other big towns	Antequera Aracena Baeza Cazorla Dos Hermanas Grazalema Guadix Jerez de la Frontera Linares Ronda Rota Santiponce Úbeda