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Abd al-Rahman I

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Abd al-Rahman ibn Mu'awiya ibn Hisham (Arabic: عبد الرحمن إبن معاوية إبن هشام, romanized: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muʿāwiya ibn Hishām; 7 March 731 – 30 September 788), commonly known as Abd al-Rahman I, was the founder and first emir of the Emirate of Córdoba, ruling from 756 to 788. He established the Umayyad dynasty in al-Andalus, which continued for nearly three centuries (including the succeeding Caliphate of Córdoba). Abd al-Rahman was a member of the Umayyad dynasty in Damascus, and his establishment of a government in Iberia represented a break with the Abbasids, who had overthrown the Umayyads in Damascus in 750. He was also known by the surnames al-Dakhil ("the Immigrant"), Saqr Quraysh ("the Falcon of Quraysh"). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abd al-Rahman I is the 1,283rd most popular politician (down from 641st in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Syria (down from 6th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Syrian Politician.

Abd al-Rahman I was a Muslim ruler of the Umayyad dynasty. He's most famous for his conquests in North Africa, which led to the creation of the Emirate of Cordoba.

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Among politicians, Abd al-Rahman I ranks 1,283 out of 19,576. Before him are Herman Van Rompuy, John III Doukas Vatatzes, Anton Drexler, Miguel Díaz-Canel, Abd el-Krim, and Alfonso VI of León and Castile. After him are Antoine of Navarre, Magnus Maximus, Gustáv Husák, Külüg Khan, Ivan VI of Russia, and Zbigniew Brzezinski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 731, Abd al-Rahman I ranks 1. After him are Abu Yusuf, Telets of Bulgaria, and Ōtomo no Otomaro. Among people deceased in 788, Abd al-Rahman I ranks 1. After him are Śāntarakṣita, Mauregatus of Asturias, Adalgis, and Ælfwald I of Northumbria.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Abd al-Rahman I ranks 13 out of 210. Before him are Yazid I (647), Pope Anicetus (70), Philip the Arab (204), Imad ad-Din Zengi (1087), Apollodorus of Damascus (50), and Julia Domna (160). After him are Ibn Kathir (1301), John Climacus (579), Al-Nawawi (1233), Marwan II (688), Aemilius Papinianus (142), and Iamblichus (245).

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Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Abd al-Rahman I ranks 8. Before him are Bashar al-Assad (1965), Elagabalus (203), Zenobia (240), Yazid I (647), Philip the Arab (204), and Imad ad-Din Zengi (1087). After him are Marwan II (688), Al-Adil I (1145), Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (691), Muawiya II (661), Anisa Makhlouf (1930), and Antiochus II Theos (-286).

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