Abd al-Rahman III

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Abd al-Rahman III was the 10th-century Umayyad ruler of al-Andalus who transformed his realm into the powerful Caliphate of Córdoba, overseeing a period of political consolidation and cultural flourishing in Islamic Spain.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Abd al-Rahman III canonical 29
Abd al-Rahman III an-Nasir 2
Abd ar-Rahman III 2

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Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Caliph of Córdoba ⓘ
Muslim ruler ⓘ
Umayyad ruler ⓘ
emir of Córdoba ⓘ
human ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Abd al-Rahman al-Nasir li-Din Allah ⓘ
Abd ar-Rahman III ⓘ
linked to: Abd al-Rahman III

Abderramán III ⓘ
linked to: Abd al-Rahman III
birthDate 0891-01-01 ⓘ
0892-01-01 ⓘ
birthPlace Córdoba ⓘ
Emirate of Córdoba ⓘ
capital Córdoba ⓘ
culture Islamic Spain ⓘ
deathDate 0961-10-15 ⓘ
deathPlace Caliphate of Córdoba ⓘ
Córdoba ⓘ
dynasty Umayyad dynasty of al-Andalus ⓘ
era 10th century ⓘ
facedRebellionFrom Umar ibn Hafsun and his followers ⓘ
father Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ⓘ
fullName Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ⓘ
grandfather Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ⓘ
knownFor diplomatic relations with Christian Europe ⓘ
diplomatic relations with the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
diplomatic relations with the Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
military campaigns against northern Christian kingdoms ⓘ
naval expansion in the Mediterranean ⓘ
patronage of arts and sciences ⓘ
political consolidation of al-Andalus ⓘ
transforming the Emirate of Córdoba into the Caliphate of Córdoba ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
legacy established Córdoba as one of the most powerful and cultured cities in Europe of his time ⓘ
maintainedTitle al-Nasir li-Din Allah ⓘ
mother Muzna ⓘ
notableChild Al-Hakam II ⓘ
numberOfChildren numerous ⓘ
orderedConstructionOf Madinat al-Zahra ⓘ
linked to: Medina Azahara
positionHeld Caliph of Córdoba ⓘ
Emir of Córdoba ⓘ
linked to: Amir of Córdoba
predecessor Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ⓘ
proclaimedCaliphateOfCórdoba 0929-01-16 ⓘ
reignAsCaliphEnd 0961-10-15 ⓘ
reignAsCaliphStart 0929-01-16 ⓘ
reignAsEmirEnd 0929-01-16 ⓘ
reignAsEmirStart 0912-10-16 ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
residence Madinat al-Zahra ⓘ
linked to: Medina Azahara
ruledTerritory Caliphate of Córdoba ⓘ
al-Andalus ⓘ
linked to: Andalusia
spouse Many wives and concubines ⓘ
strengthenedControlOver Upper March of al-Andalus ⓘ
successor Al-Hakam II ⓘ
suppressed internal revolts in al-Andalus ⓘ

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Referenced by (36)

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

Córdoba (historical) → notableRulerAssociated → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
subject linked to: Cordoba (historical)
Caliphate of Córdoba → foundedBy → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Caliphate of Córdoba → firstCaliph → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Umayyad relatives → hasNotableMember → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Abd al-Rahman III → alsoKnownAs → Abd ar-Rahman III ⓘ
linked to: Abd al-Rahman III
Abd al-Rahman III → alsoKnownAs → Abderramán III ⓘ
linked to: Abd al-Rahman III
Al-Hakam II → predecessor → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Al-Hakam II → father → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Battle of Simancas → commander → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Battle of Simancas → opposingCommander → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Battle of Simancas → primaryMuslimLeader → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Emirate of Córdoba → lastRuler → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Ordoño II of León → opponent → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Ramiro II of León → opponent → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
medieval Spain → hasRuler → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
al-Zahra → foundedBy → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Ordoño III of León → notableOpponent → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Medina Azahara → foundedBy → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Umayyad caliphs of Córdoba → firstHolder → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Umayyad caliphs of Córdoba → hasMember → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Amir of Córdoba → lastHolder → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Muzna → child → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Muzna → motherOf → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Muzna → child → Abd al-Rahman III an-Nasir ⓘ
linked to: Abd al-Rahman III
Muzna → notableDescendant → Abd al-Rahman III an-Nasir ⓘ
linked to: Abd al-Rahman III
al-Nasir li-Din Allah → heldBy → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
al-Nasir li-Din Allah → firstAssumedBy → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Muhammad ibn Abd Allah → fatherOf → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Muhammad ibn Abd Allah → child → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Abd al-Rahman III → alsoKnownAs → Abd ar-Rahman III ⓘ
linked to: Abd al-Rahman III
Murjan → spouseOrConsort → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Murjan → partner → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Rebellion of Umar ibn Hafsun → opponent → Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ
Abdallah ibn Muhammad → successor → ʿAbd al-Raḥmān III ⓘ
linked to: Abd al-Rahman III
Abdallah ibn Muhammad → relative → ʿAbd al-Raḥmān III ⓘ
linked to: Abd al-Rahman III