Hisham I

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Hisham I was an 8th-century Umayyad emir of Córdoba known for consolidating Islamic rule in al-Andalus and promoting religious and legal scholarship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim ruler
Umayyad emir of Córdoba
historical figure
associatedWith Córdoba as an Islamic center
birthDate c. 757
capital Córdoba NERFINISHED
conflictWith Christian polities in northern Iberia
countryOfRule Emirate of Córdoba NERFINISHED
deathDate 796
dynasty Umayyad dynasty NERFINISHED
era 8th century
ethnicOrigin Arab
father Abd al-Rahman I NERFINISHED
givenName Hisham NERFINISHED
governmentType hereditary emirate
historicalRegion Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED
house Umayyad NERFINISHED
knownFor consolidating Islamic rule in al-Andalus
military campaigns against Christian kingdoms in the north of Iberia
piety and austerity
promoting legal scholarship
promoting religious scholarship
supporting Maliki jurisprudence
languageOfCourt Arabic
maintained continuity of Umayyad rule in Iberia
mother Halul NERFINISHED
patronage Islamic legal scholars
Islamic religious institutions
placeOfBirth al-Andalus NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Córdoba NERFINISHED
positionHeld Emir of Córdoba NERFINISHED
predecessor Abd al-Rahman I NERFINISHED
promoted Islamic education
Maliki legal school in al-Andalus
regnalName Hisham I NERFINISHED
reignEnd 796
reignStart 788
religion Islam
religiousDenomination Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
ruledOver Muslim population of al-Andalus
parts of the Iberian Peninsula
strengthened Umayyad authority in al-Andalus
succeededBy his son Al-Hakam I NERFINISHED
successor Al-Hakam I NERFINISHED
territorialContext al-Andalus NERFINISHED
title Amir of al-Andalus

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