siege, medieval

Siege and fall of Córdoba

Name: Siege and fall of Córdoba
Location: Córdoba, Spain

Siege and fall of Córdoba was a siege conducted in 1013 at Córdoba, in what is now Spain. It was part of Fitna of al-Andalus, which ran from 1009 to 1031. The recorded result: Berber victory; Sulayman ibn al-Hakam restored as Caliph of Córdoba; Sack and Destruction of Córdoba.

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Fought1013

WhereCórdoba, Spain37.883N, 4.767W

OutcomeBerber victory; Sulayman ibn al-Hakam restored as Caliph of Córdoba; Sack and Destruction of Córdoba

BelligerentsBerbersagainstCaliphate of Córdoba

Casualties and lossesUnknownandHeavy, many killed or fled, city destroyed and sacked

Part ofFitna of al-Andalus1009 to 1031

Where it sits in Fitna of al-Andalus

7 placed engagements of Fitna of al-Andalus in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1013 (year precision)
Place	Córdoba, Spain 37.883N, 4.767W
Kind	Siege, medieval
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Heavy, many killed or fled, city destroyed and sacked
Commanders	Sulayman ibn al-Hakam Zawi ibn Ziri Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir Al-Qasim al-Ma'mun	Muhammad II of Córdoba Hisham II Wadih al-Siqlabi

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Córdoba 1235, same recorded site
Siege of Corduba 45 BC, same recorded site
Siege of Cordoue 1069, same recorded site
Siege of Qurtuba 1009, same recorded site
Battle of Secunda AD 747, same recorded site

Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between 45 BC and 1235.

In the same war

Before: Battle of the Guadiaro River 21 June 1010
After: Capture of Córdoba 1016
All 7 engagements of Fitna of al-Andalus

Siege and fall of Córdoba is one of 318 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7509782, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Córdoba (1009–1013), revision 1372448163, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.