Les Revoltes | De Cordoue

To crush a brewing rebellion, the Emir invited the city’s prominent leaders to a banquet.

These exiled Cordobans fled across the Mediterranean, eventually seizing control of Alexandria and founding the Kingdom of Crete . 3. The Martyrs of Córdoba (850–859 AD) Not all revolts involved swords; some were ideological. Les revoltes de Cordoue

Al-Hakam I used his cavalry to crush the crowds. He ordered the entire district leveled and exiled over 20,000 families. To crush a brewing rebellion, the Emir invited