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Abd al-Rahman IV

1000 - 1018

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Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik (Arabic: عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن عبد الملك, romanized: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik), commonly known as Abd al-Rahman IV, was the Caliph of the Umayyad state of Córdoba in Al-Andalus, succeeding Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir in 1018. That same year, he was murdered at Cadiz while fleeing from a battle in which he had been deserted by the very supporters which had brought him into power. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abd al-Rahman IV is the 8,070th most popular politician (down from 6,574th in 2019), the 700th most popular biography from Spain (down from 594th in 2019) and the 240th most popular Spanish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abd al-Rahman IV ranks 8,070 out of 19,576Before him are Emperor Xizong of Jin, Emperor Xingzong of Liao, Leo I, Prince of Armenia, Christos Sartzetakis, Louis-Mathieu Molé, and Adelaide of Hungary. After him are Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, Leszek the White, Léon Duguit, Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès, Eugénie de Beauharnais, and Nikolaos Andriakopoulos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000, Abd al-Rahman IV ranks 35Before him are Lambert I, Count of Louvain, Ad-Darazi, John the Orphanotrophos, Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir, Lothair II of Italy, and Constantine Diogenes. After him are Marquess of Beixiang, Joseph Genesius, Adalbert of Hamburg, Conan I of Rennes, Berthold II, Duke of Carinthia, and Herman II, Duke of Swabia. Among people deceased in 1018, Abd al-Rahman IV ranks 8Before him are Thietmar of Merseburg, Antipope Gregory VI, Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria, Ad-Darazi, Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir, and Henry I, Margrave of Austria. After him is William II, Count of Provence.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Abd al-Rahman IV ranks 700 out of 3,355Before him are Abu Hamid al-Gharnati (1080), Antonio de la Cruz (1947), Eulogius of Córdoba (810), Juan de Homedes (1477), María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba (1762), and Rodrigo de Bastidas (1460). After him are Mariano Fortuny (1871), Muhammad III of Córdoba (976), Abu'l-Hasan Ali of Granada (1500), Francisco de Montejo (1479), Agila I (null), and Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria (1859).

Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Abd al-Rahman IV ranks 240Before him are Moses de León (1250), Antonio de Torres Jurado (1817), Idris al-Ma'mun (1186), Ardo (700), Sisenand (605), and María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba (1762). After him are Muhammad III of Córdoba (976), Abu'l-Hasan Ali of Granada (1500), Agila I (null), Mauregatus of Asturias (800), Francisco de Toledo (1515), and Lucius Cornelius Balbus (-100).