ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muʿāwiya

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ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muʿāwiya, known as Abd al-Rahman I, was the Umayyad prince who escaped the Abbasid overthrow and founded the independent Emirate of Córdoba in al-Andalus in the 8th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Umayyad prince ⓘ
emir ⓘ
founder of state ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Abd al-Rahman I ⓘ
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān I of Córdoba ⓘ
linked to: Amir of Córdoba
assertedIndependenceFrom Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
birthDate 731 ⓘ
birthPlace Bilad al-Sham ⓘ
linked to: Bilad al-Sham@ar

near Damascus ⓘ
capitalEstablished Córdoba ⓘ
conflict Abbasid–Umayyad rivalry ⓘ
internal conflicts in al-Andalus ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
deathDate 788 ⓘ
deathPlace Córdoba ⓘ
al-Andalus ⓘ
linked to: Al-Andalus
era 8th century ⓘ
escapedFrom Abbasid massacre of the Umayyads ⓘ
linked to: Abbasid Revolution
ethnicOrigin Arab ⓘ
linked to: Arabs
father Muʿāwiya ibn Hisham ⓘ
founded Emirate of Córdoba ⓘ
givenName ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ⓘ
linked to: Abd al-Rahman
grandfather Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
Hisham, Umayyad caliph ⓘ
knownFor building strong administrative and military structures in al-Andalus ⓘ
laying foundations for later Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
maternalAncestry Berber ⓘ
memberOfDynasty Umayyad dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad Caliphate
migratedTo al-Andalus ⓘ
linked to: Al-Andalus
migratedVia North Africa ⓘ
notableFor consolidating Muslim rule in al-Andalus ⓘ
escaping the Abbasid overthrow of the Umayyads ⓘ
establishing an independent Umayyad rule in al-Andalus ⓘ
patronymic ibn Muʿāwiya ⓘ
positionHeld Emir of Córdoba ⓘ
linked to: Amir of Córdoba
predecessor Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri ⓘ
region Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
reignEnd 788 ⓘ
reignStart 756 ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
successor Hisham I of Córdoba ⓘ
linked to: Amir of Córdoba
territoryRuled Córdoba ⓘ
al-Andalus ⓘ
linked to: Al-Andalus
title Emir of Córdoba ⓘ
linked to: Amir of Córdoba

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Abd al-Rahman I → fullName → ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muʿāwiya ⓘ
Umayyad Emirate in exile → hasKeyFigure → ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muʿāwiya (Abd al-Rahman I) ⓘ
linked to: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muʿāwiya