ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muʿāwiya
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ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muʿāwiya, known as Abd al-Rahman I, was the Umayyad prince who escaped the Abbasid overthrow and founded the independent Emirate of Córdoba in al-Andalus in the 8th century.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Umayyad prince
ⓘ
emir ⓘ founder of state ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Abd al-Rahman I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān I of Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assertedIndependenceFrom | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 731 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bilad al-Sham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Damascus ⓘ |
| capitalEstablished | Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Abbasid–Umayyad rivalry
ⓘ
internal conflicts in al-Andalus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 788 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Córdoba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 8th century ⓘ |
| escapedFrom | Abbasid massacre of the Umayyads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Arab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Muʿāwiya ibn Hisham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Emirate of Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | ʿAbd al-Raḥmān NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfather |
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hisham, Umayyad caliph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
building strong administrative and military structures in al-Andalus
ⓘ
laying foundations for later Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| maternalAncestry | Berber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty | Umayyad dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migratedTo | al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migratedVia | North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
consolidating Muslim rule in al-Andalus
ⓘ
escaping the Abbasid overthrow of the Umayyads ⓘ establishing an independent Umayyad rule in al-Andalus ⓘ |
| patronymic | ibn Muʿāwiya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Emir of Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 788 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 756 ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| successor | Hisham I of Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryRuled |
Córdoba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Emir of Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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