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.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Abd al-Rahman I canonical 18
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān I 4
Abd al-Rahman II 1

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Statements (49)

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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Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ
The Immigrant Prince → refersTo → Abd al-Rahman I ⓘ
The Immigrant Prince → appliedTo → Abd al-Rahman I ⓘ
The Immigrant Prince → describes → Abd al-Rahman I ⓘ
Muʿāwiya ibn Hishām → father → ʿAbd al-Raḥmān I ⓘ
linked to: Abd al-Rahman I
Muʿāwiya ibn Hishām → child → ʿAbd al-Raḥmān I ⓘ
linked to: Abd al-Rahman I
Muʿāwiya ibn Hishām → relativeOf → ʿAbd al-Raḥmān I ⓘ
linked to: Abd al-Rahman I
Muʿāwiya ibn Hishām → hasDescendant → ʿAbd al-Raḥmān I ⓘ
linked to: Abd al-Rahman I
Amir of Córdoba → firstHolder → Abd al-Rahman I ⓘ
Hisham I → father → Abd al-Rahman I ⓘ
Hisham I → predecessor → Abd al-Rahman I ⓘ