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Abd al-Rahman III

889 - 961

Abd al-Rahman III

ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ḥakam al-Rabdī ibn Hishām ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Dākhil (Arabic: عبدالرحمن بن محمد بن عبداللہ بن محمد بن عبدالرحمن بن الحكم بن هشام بن عبد الرحمن الداخل; 890–961), or simply ʿAbd al-Raḥmān III, was the Umayyad Emir of Córdoba from 912 to 929, at which point he founded the Caliphate of Córdoba, serving as its first caliph until his death. Abd al-Rahman won the laqab (sobriquet) al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh (lit. 'the Defender of God's Faith') in his early 20s when he supported the Maghrawa Berbers in North Africa against Fatimid expansion and later claimed the title of Caliph for himself. His half-century reign was known for its religious tolerance. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abd al-Rahman III is the 791st most popular politician (down from 540th in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 56th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Spanish Politician.

Abd al-Rahman III was the Emir of Córdoba in the 10th century. He is most famous for his great library which was one of the most important libraries in the world at the time.

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Among politicians, Abd al-Rahman III ranks 791 out of 19,576. Before him are Staurakios, Georges Clemenceau, Æthelbald, King of Wessex, Gordian I, Friedrich Ebert, and Edvard Beneš. After him are Louis Bonaparte, Sweyn Forkbeard, Haakon IV of Norway, Aldo Moro, Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Alija Izetbegović.

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Among people born in 889, Abd al-Rahman III ranks 1. After him is Arnulf I, Count of Flanders. Among people deceased in 961, Abd al-Rahman III ranks 2. Before him is Haakon the Good. After him is Helena Lekapene.