Abd ar-Rahman I

Also known as Abd al-Rahman ibn Mu'awiya ibn Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, 'Abd al-Rahman I

Emir of Córdoba from 756 to 788

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Abd ar-Rahman I was the founder and first ruler of the Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba in Spain, governing from 756 to 788. He matters because he established an independent Islamic state in medieval Spain that became one of the most important and culturally advanced civilizations in Europe during the Middle Ages.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Abd ar-Rahman I is referenced by 242 other articles, and connects out to emirate of Córdoba, Umayyad dynasty and Quraysh.

It sits within the topics 731 births, 788 deaths and 8th-century Arab people.

Its subject is documented across 59 Wikipedia language editions.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Abd al-Rahman
Gender: male
Place of birth: Damascus
Place of death: Córdoba
Father: Mu'awiyah ibn Hisham
Sibling: Aban ibn Mu'awiya ibn Hisham
Occupation: military leader
Religion: Sunni Islam
Founded by: emirate of Córdoba
Image: Abd ar-Rahman I.jpg

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date of birth: 0731-03-01
date of death: 0788-09-30
Commons category: Abd al-Rahman I, Emir of Cordoba
owner of: Castle of Gormaz
place of burial: Alcázar of the Caliphs (Córdoba)

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Encyclopedic overview

Abd al-Rahman ibn Mu'awiya (Arabic: عبد الرحمن إبن معاوية, romanized: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muʿāwiya; 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").

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