Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba إمارة قرطبة
756–929
The Emirate of Córdoba and surrounding territories, c. 910 The Emirate of Córdoba and surrounding territories, c. 910
Status	Emirate
Capital	Córdoba
Common languages	Arabic, Mozarabic, Berber
Religion	Islam, Christianity, Judaism
Government	Emirate
Emir
• 756–788	Abd al-Rahman I
• 888–912	Abdallah ibn Muhammad
• 912–929	Abd al-Rahman III
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Foundation by Abd al-Rahman I	756
• Proclamation of the Caliphate of Córdoba	929
Currency	Dinar, Dirham
Preceded by Succeeded by Umayyad Caliphate Caliphate of Córdoba

The Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba (Arabic: إمارة قرطبة, Imārat Qurṭuba) was an independent Muslim emirate established in al-Andalus (present-day Spain and Portugal) by Abd al-Rahman I in 756. The emirate marked a significant period in Islamic and Iberian history, laying the groundwork for the future Caliphate of Córdoba, which would later become a center of cultural, scientific, and economic prosperity in Medieval Europe.^[1]

Following the Umayyad Caliphate's overthrow by the Abbasid Caliphate in 750, Abd al-Rahman I, the last surviving Umayyad prince, escaped to al-Andalus. Arriving in 756, he seized control of Córdoba, proclaiming himself emir and establishing the Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba as a separate entity from the Abbasids in Baghdad. This created an independent Muslim state in al-Andalus, ushering in centuries of Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula.

1. ↑ Taagepera, Rein (1997-09-01). "Expansion and Contraction Patterns of Large Polities: Context for Russia". International Studies Quarterly. 41 (3): 475–504. doi:10.1111/0020-8833.00053. ISSN 0020-8833.