Abd al-Rahman I

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Abd al-Rahman I was the founder of the independent Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba in al-Andalus, establishing a powerful Islamic state in Iberia in the 8th century.

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Abd al-Rahman I canonical 7
Abd al-Rahman II 1
Abd ar-Rahman I 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Umayyad prince
emir
founder of state
historical figure
alsoKnownAs Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hakam
surface form: Abd al-Rahman ad-Dakhil

Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hakam
surface form: Abd al-Rahman al-Dakhil

Abd al-Rahman I
surface form: Abd ar-Rahman I

The Immigrant Prince
birthPlace Damascus
Syria
birthYear 731
burialPlace Córdoba
capital Córdoba
countryRuled Emirate of Córdoba
surface form: Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba
deathPlace Córdoba
Andalusia
surface form: al-Andalus
deathYear 788
dynasty Umayyad Caliphate
surface form: Umayyad dynasty
ethnicOrigin Arab
father Muʿāwiya ibn Hishām
founded Emirate of Córdoba
surface form: Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba

independent Umayyad rule in al-Andalus
fullName ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muʿāwiya
governmentTypeEstablished hereditary emirate
grandfather Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
surface form: Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, Umayyad caliph

Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
surface form: Hishām ibn ʿAbd al-Malik
knownFor founding a powerful Islamic state in Iberia
laying foundations for later cultural flourishing in Córdoba
maintaining Umayyad traditions in exile
political and military consolidation of al-Andalus
legacy preserved Umayyad line in western Islam
maternalOrigin Berbers
surface form: Berber
politicalStatus de facto independent from the Abbasid Caliphate
predecessor Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri
regionRuled Iberian Peninsula
Andalusia
surface form: al-Andalus
reignEnd 788
reignStart 756
religion Islam
significantEvent consolidated Umayyad authority over much of al-Andalus
crossed to al-Andalus around 755
defeated Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri
escaped the Abbasid massacre of the Umayyads in 750
established Córdoba as political center of al-Andalus
fled from Syria to North Africa after the Abbasid revolution
repelled Abbasid-backed forces at the Battle of Musarah
successor Amir of Córdoba
surface form: Hisham I of Córdoba
title Amir of Córdoba
surface form: Emir of Córdoba

Amir of Córdoba
surface form: Emir of al-Andalus

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Cordoba (historical) notableRulerAssociated Abd al-Rahman I
subject surface form: Córdoba (historical)
Murcia foundedBy Abd al-Rahman I
this entity surface form: Abd al-Rahman II
Great Mosque of Córdoba founder Abd al-Rahman I
Great Mosque of Córdoba builder Abd al-Rahman I
Umayyad relatives hasNotableMember Abd al-Rahman I
Banu Umayyah hasNotableMember Abd al-Rahman I
Umayyad emirs hasPart Abd al-Rahman I
subject surface form: Umayyad emirs of Córdoba
this entity surface form: reign of Abd al-Rahman I
Abd al-Rahman I alsoKnownAs Abd al-Rahman I
this entity surface form: Abd ar-Rahman I
Emirate of Córdoba founder Abd al-Rahman I
Emirate of Córdoba firstRuler Abd al-Rahman I