Capture of Córdoba (1016)

Capture of Córdoba
	Part of Fitna of al-Andalus
	; The Iberian Peninsula in 1000 AD
Date	June 1016
Location	Córdoba
Result	Allied victory Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir becomes Caliph of Córdoba;
Belligerents
Hammudid dynasty; Zirid Taifa of Granada; Amirid Taifa of Almería	Caliphate of Córdoba
Commanders and leaders
Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir; Zawi ibn Ziri; Al-Qasim al-Ma'mun; Khayran al-Amiri	Sulayman al-Musta'in
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Capture of Cordoba (1016) was a battle of the Fitna of al-Andalus, that took place in the city of Córdoba, between the Berber Zenata forces of Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir and his brother Al-Qasim al-Ma'mun, assisted by Zawi ibn Ziri and the Amirid ruler of Almería Khayran al-Amiri, against Caliph Sulayman ibn al-Hakam. The battle resulted in an allied victory followed by the execution of Sulayman al-Musta'in and rise of Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir as the new caliph of Córdoba on June 1016.