Flourishing of the Court of Córdoba
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Education, Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Islam, Muslims, Mosques
- Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, Spanish/Portuguese History
- Geographical Location: Spain
- Date: c. 950
Article abstract: The flourishing of the court of Córdoba produces cultural and intellectual accomplishments in al-Andalus that have a profound significance for western Europe.
Summary of Event
The foundation of the court of Córdoba, which in the tenth century became one of the greatest centers of learning in Europe, reads like a story out of the Arabian Nights’ Entertainments. In 750, a revolution by the Abbasid family against the Umayyad caliph broke out in Iraq and Syria. A young Umayyad prince, ʿAbd al-Rahman, escaped the proscription and...
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