Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri

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Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri was the last Umayyad governor of al-Andalus, whose defeat paved the way for Abd al-Rahman I to establish the independent Emirate of Córdoba.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Umayyad official
governor
historical figure
ruler of al-Andalus
activeInCentury 8th century
appointedBy Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED
associatedWith Umayyad governance in Iberia
early Islamic rule in Spain
conflict power struggle in al-Andalus after the Abbasid Revolution
countryGoverned al-Andalus NERFINISHED
defeatResultedIn establishment of the independent Emirate of Córdoba
dynasticAffiliation Fihrid family NERFINISHED
ethnicOrigin Arab
familyName al-Fihri NERFINISHED
givenName Yusuf NERFINISHED
governanceCharacterizedBy local autonomy from the central Umayyad authority in the East
governedFrom Córdoba NERFINISHED
governorType provincial governor
historicalRegion Islamic Iberia NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance his fall enabled the rise of the Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba
marked the end of direct Umayyad provincial rule in al-Andalus
name Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri NERFINISHED
notableFor being the last Umayyad governor of al-Andalus
his defeat by Abd al-Rahman I
his role in the transition from Umayyad provincial rule to the independent Emirate of Córdoba
opponent Abd al-Rahman I NERFINISHED
politicalContext early history of al-Andalus
late Umayyad period
positionHeld governor of al-Andalus
wali of al-Andalus NERFINISHED
predecessor Thalaba ibn Salama al-Amili NERFINISHED
religion Islam
sphereOfInfluence politics of al-Andalus
successor Abd al-Rahman I NERFINISHED
successorTitle Emir of Córdoba NERFINISHED
territory Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED
al-Andalus NERFINISHED
tribalAffiliation Quraysh NERFINISHED
tribalBranch Banu Fihr NERFINISHED
wasGovernorUnderCaliphate Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED

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Abd al-Rahman I predecessor Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri