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Abd al-Rahman III

889 - 961

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ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ḥakam al-Rabdī ibn Hishām ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Dākhil (Arabic: عبدالرحمن بن محمد بن عبداللہ بن محمد بن عبدالرحمن بن الحكم بن هشام بن عبد الرحمن الداخل; 890–961), or simply ʿAbd al-Raḥmān III, was the Umayyad Emir of Córdoba from 912 to 929, at which point he founded the Caliphate of Córdoba, serving as its first caliph until his death. Abd al-Rahman won the laqab (sobriquet) al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh (lit. 'the Defender of God's Faith') in his early 20s when he supported the Maghrawa Berbers in North Africa against Fatimid expansion and later claimed the title of Caliph for himself. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abd al-Rahman III has received more than 335,462 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Abd al-Rahman III is the 540th most popular politician (up from 668th in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from Spain (up from 58th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Spanish Politician.

Abd al-Rahman III was the Emir of Córdoba in the 10th century. He is most famous for his great library which was one of the most important libraries in the world at the time.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abd al-Rahman III ranks 540 out of 19,576. Before him are Philip V of France, Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Agrippina the Younger, Ertuğrul, Theodosius II, and Nursultan Nazarbayev. After him are Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Pertinax, Franz von Papen, John II of France, Charles the Simple, and Jean-Baptiste Colbert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 889, Abd al-Rahman III ranks 1. After him is Arnulf I, Count of Flanders. Among people deceased in 961, Abd al-Rahman III ranks 1. After him are Haakon the Good, and Helena Lekapene.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Abd al-Rahman III ranks 56 out of 3,355. Before him are Isabella II of Spain (1830), Francisco de Zurbarán (1598), Santiago Bernabéu Yeste (1895), John of the Cross (1542), El Cid (1045), and Lope de Vega (1562). After him are Tomás de Torquemada (1420), Jusepe de Ribera (1591), Florentino Pérez (1947), Maria Theresa of Spain (1638), Ramon Llull (1232), and Eugénie de Montijo (1826).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Abd al-Rahman III ranks 17. Before him are Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452), Philip III of Spain (1578), Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886), Charles III of Spain (1716), Arcadius (377), and Isabella II of Spain (1830). After him are Josep Borrell (1947), Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784), Alfonso XII of Spain (1857), Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (1507), Roderic (688), and Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713).

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