Abd al-Rahman I

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Abd al-Rahman I was the founder of the independent Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba in al-Andalus, establishing a powerful Islamic state in Iberia in the 8th century.

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Abd al-Rahman I canonical 7
Abd al-Rahman II 1
Abd ar-Rahman I 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Umayyad prince
emir
founder of state
historical figure
alsoKnownAs Abd al-Rahman ad-Dakhil
Abd al-Rahman al-Dakhil
Abd ar-Rahman I
linked to: Abd al-Rahman I

The Immigrant Prince
birthPlace Damascus
Syria
birthYear 731
burialPlace Córdoba
capital Córdoba
countryRuled Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba
linked to: Emirate of Córdoba
deathPlace Córdoba
al-Andalus
linked to: Andalusia
deathYear 788
dynasty Umayyad dynasty
linked to: Umayyad Caliphate
ethnicOrigin Arab
father Muʿāwiya ibn Hishām
founded Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba
linked to: Emirate of Córdoba

independent Umayyad rule in al-Andalus
fullName ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muʿāwiya
governmentTypeEstablished hereditary emirate
grandfather Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, Umayyad caliph
Hishām ibn ʿAbd al-Malik
knownFor founding a powerful Islamic state in Iberia
laying foundations for later cultural flourishing in Córdoba
maintaining Umayyad traditions in exile
political and military consolidation of al-Andalus
legacy preserved Umayyad line in western Islam
maternalOrigin Berber
linked to: Berbers
politicalStatus de facto independent from the Abbasid Caliphate
predecessor Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri
regionRuled Iberian Peninsula
al-Andalus
linked to: Andalusia
reignEnd 788
reignStart 756
religion Islam
significantEvent consolidated Umayyad authority over much of al-Andalus
crossed to al-Andalus around 755
defeated Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri
escaped the Abbasid massacre of the Umayyads in 750
established Córdoba as political center of al-Andalus
fled from Syria to North Africa after the Abbasid revolution
repelled Abbasid-backed forces at the Battle of Musarah
successor Hisham I of Córdoba
linked to: Amir of Córdoba
title Emir of Córdoba
linked to: Amir of Córdoba

Emir of al-Andalus
linked to: Amir of Córdoba

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Córdoba (historical) notableRulerAssociated Abd al-Rahman I
subject linked to: Cordoba (historical)
Murcia foundedBy Abd al-Rahman II
linked to: Abd al-Rahman I
Great Mosque of Córdoba founder Abd al-Rahman I
Great Mosque of Córdoba builder Abd al-Rahman I
Umayyad relatives hasNotableMember Abd al-Rahman I
Banu Umayyah hasNotableMember Abd al-Rahman I
Umayyad emirs of Córdoba hasPart reign of Abd al-Rahman I
subject linked to: Umayyad emirs
linked to: Abd al-Rahman I
Abd al-Rahman I alsoKnownAs Abd ar-Rahman I
linked to: Abd al-Rahman I
Emirate of Córdoba founder Abd al-Rahman I
Emirate of Córdoba firstRuler Abd al-Rahman I