Abd al-Rahman III facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Abd al-Rahman III(عبد الرحمن الناصر لدين الله) |
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| Amir al-Mu'minin | |||||
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| Caliph of Córdoba | |||||
| Reign | 16 January 929 – 15 October 961 | ||||
| Proclamation | 16 January 929 (aged 38) | ||||
| Successor | Al-Hakam II | ||||
| Emir of Córdoba | |||||
| Reign | 16 October 912 – 16 January 929 | ||||
| Bay'ah | 17 October 912 (aged 21) | ||||
| Predecessor | Abdullah | ||||
| Born | 7 or 11 January 891 Córdoba |
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| Died | 15 October 961 (aged 70) Córdoba |
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| Burial | Alcázar of Córdoba | ||||
| Consort | Fatima bint Al-Mundhir Marjan or Murjan (favorite) |
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| Issue | Sons in order of birth according to Ibn Hazm: Al-Hakam II (son of Murjan) Abd al-Aziz Al-Asbagh Ubayd Allah Abd al-Jabbar Abd al-Malik Sulayman Abdullah Marwan Al-Mundhir Al-Mugira |
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| House | Umayyad, Marwanid Branch | ||||
| Dynasty | Umayyad | ||||
| Father | Muhammad ibn Abdullah | ||||
| Mother | Muzna (originally Maria?) | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam (Maliki school) |
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Abd al-Raḥmān III, also known as 'Abd al-Rahmān ibn Muḥammad ibn 'Abd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn 'Abd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ḥakam al-Rabdī ibn Hishām ibn 'Abd al-Raḥmān al-Dākhil (عبدالرحمن بن محمد بن عبداللہ بن محمد بن عبدالرحمن بن الحكم بن هشام بن عبد الرحمن الداخل) (889/91 - 961), was the Umayyad Emir of Córdoba from 912 to 929, at which point he founded the Caliphate of Córdoba, serving as its first Caliph until his death. 'Abd al-Raḥmān won the laqab (sobriquet) al-Nasir li-Dīn Allāh – Defender of God's Faith – in his early 20s when he supported the Maghrawa in North Africa against Fatimid expansion and rose to the Caliphate. His half-century reign (912–961) of al-Andalus – Muslim Iberian Spain – was known for its religious tolerance.
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The Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba.
