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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 293,766 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Abd al-Rahman III is the 669th most popular politician, the 58th most popular biography from Spain and the 16th 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 669 out of 15,577Before him are Constantius Chlorus, Sukjong of Joseon, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Subhas Chandra Bose, Sasaki Kojirō, and Hezekiah. After him are Ladislaus the Posthumous, Olaf Scholz, Aldo Moro, Vytautas, Irene of Athens, and Arnulf of Carinthia.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Abd al-Rahman III ranks 58 out of 2,932Before him are Tomás de Torquemada (1420), Quintilian (35), Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617), Ramon Llull (1232), Francisco de Zurbarán (1598), and Michael Servetus (1509). After him are Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600), Jusepe de Ribera (1591), Bartolomé de las Casas (1484), Isabella II of Spain (1830), Plácido Domingo (1941), and Alfonso X of Castile (1221).

Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Abd al-Rahman III ranks 16Before him are Philip IV of Spain (1605), Charles II of Spain (1661), Philip III of Spain (1578), Charles III of Spain (1716), Arcadius (377), and Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886). After him are Isabella II of Spain (1830), Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784), Louis I of Spain (1707), Muhammad XII of Granada (1459), Alfonso XII of Spain (1857), and Josep Borrell (1947).