The added pressures of financial collapse were present due to the large tax burden placed on the populace to finance the continuous war.

Córdoba and its suburbs were repeatedly looted during the war, destroying many iconic monuments such as the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos and the Medina Azahara.

Similar accommodation in the pecking order was transferred to Almanzor's son Abd al-Malik al-Muzaffar when he succeeded his father to the throne.

This marked the last straw for the remaining Umayyad members who proceeded to launch a full scale coup d'état and revolt against the state.

Following this episode, Muhammad II's power and influence rose quickly, giving rise to a new opposition block and pitting him against another Umayyad group, led by Sulayman ibn al-Hakam.

This chain of events, in turn, incited the Hammudid dynasty, a powerful family from Ceuta and Algeciras, to proclaim themselves the rightful Caliphs and march on the city of Córdoba.

It is important to note that the Christian kingdoms to the north were generally supportive of the havoc that wracked the Andalusi world, often lending soldiers to both sides and helping to aid an air of instability.