Al-Hakam I used his cavalry to crush the crowds. He ordered the entire district leveled and exiled over 20,000 families.
It was a brutal display of "shock and awe" that silenced opposition for a generation. 2. The Revolt of the Arrabal (818 AD) Les revoltes de Cordoue
To crush a brewing rebellion, the Emir invited the city’s prominent leaders to a banquet. Al-Hakam I used his cavalry to crush the crowds
The final "revolt" was actually a decades-long civil war (Fitna) that ended the Caliphate forever. they were executed one by one
Thousands of residents from the Secunda district (the Arrabal) stormed the gates of the Alcázar.
As they entered, they were executed one by one, their bodies thrown into a massive ditch (the moat).
Berber mercenaries, Slavic guards, and local Arabs fought for control of the throne.