Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi
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Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi was an 8th-century Umayyad military leader and governor of al-Andalus best known for leading the Muslim forces against the Franks at the Battle of Tours in 732.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi canonical | 2 |
| ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ghāfiqī | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muslim leader
ⓘ
Umayyad military commander ⓘ governor of al-Andalus ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| allegiance | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in battle ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 8th century ⓘ |
| commanded | Umayyad army at the Battle of Tours ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Tours
ⓘ
Umayyad expansion into Gaul ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Islamic Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic al-Andalus
|
| dateOfDeath | 732 ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad period
early Islamic period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
governorship of al-Andalus
ⓘ
leading Muslim forces at the Battle of Tours ⓘ |
| legacy |
figure in narratives about the halt of Umayyad expansion into Western Europe
ⓘ
remembered for defeat at the Battle of Tours ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign |
Umayyad conquest of Hispania
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad campaigns in Gaul
|
| militaryRank | commander ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Frankish–Umayyad conflicts in the Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Franco-Umayyad frontier
|
| name | Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi self-link ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Tours
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Tours in 732
|
| opponent |
Charles Martel
ⓘ
Frankish forces at the Battle of Tours ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Frankish territory
ⓘ
near Tours ⓘ |
| politicalEntity |
Andalusia
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Andalus
|
| positionHeld |
governor of al-Andalus
ⓘ
wali of al-Andalus ⓘ |
| precededByInOffice | earlier Umayyad walis of al-Andalus ⓘ |
| regionGoverned |
Iberian Peninsula under Umayyad rule
ⓘ
Andalusia ⓘ
surface form:
al-Andalus
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | leader of major Umayyad incursion into Frankish lands ⓘ |
| sideInConflict |
Battle of Tours
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad forces at the Battle of Tours
|
| successorStateContext | Umayyad rule in Iberia ⓘ |
| territorialContext |
Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
Western Europe ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ghāfiqī