The Taifa of Córdoba is a republican taifa that replaces the faltering Umayyad Caliph as the government of Córdoba and its vicinity in 1031.After the fall of the Umayyad Caliphate in 1031, Al-Andalus had begun to fracture into small, independent Taifa emirates.

After the abdication of the last Caliph and his flight from Córdoba, the city is left leaderless.

The leading citizens decide to grant power to the most prominent Córdoban sheikh, Abū 'l Ḥazm Jahwar bin Muḥammad.

Abū 'l Ḥazm soon develops a republican system of government in Córdoba involving a council of ministers and judiciaries with whom he consults before making every political decision.

Under Abū 'l Ḥazm, Córdoba is governed by a "collective leadership" and not by a single emir as is common in other taifas.

In fact, rather than seeing himself as an overlord of his people, Abū 'l Ḥazm sees himself as the "Custodian" of Córdoba, caring for the city and its inhabitants.