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Abd al-Rahman IV

1000 - 1018

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Abd ar-Rahman IV Mortada (Arabic: عبد الرحمن المرتضى, romanized: ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān al-Murtaḍā) was the Caliph of Córdoba in the Umayyad dynasty in Al-Andalus, succeeding Sulayman ibn al-Hakam, in 1018. That same year, he was murdered at Cadiz while fleeing from a battle in which he had been deserted by the very supporters which had brought him into power. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abd al-Rahman IV has received more than 13,964 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Abd al-Rahman IV is the 5,737th most popular politician (up from 5,757th in 2019), the 521st most popular biography from Spain (up from 536th in 2019) and the 193rd most popular Spanish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abd al-Rahman IV ranks 5,737 out of 15,577Before him are Yao Wenyuan, Paul Painlevé, Pierre Mendès France, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica, Butvydas, and Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia. After him are Álvaro Uribe, Lazar Branković, Christopher Báthory, Emperor Chōkei, Marcus Manlius Capitolinus, and Trường Chinh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000, Abd al-Rahman IV ranks 20Before him are Antipope John XVI, Humbert of Silva Candida, Ibn al-Nadim, Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir, Antipope Gregory VI, and Rozala of Italy. After him are Bardas Skleros, Vazul, Sulayman ibn al-Hakam, Marquess of Beixiang, Kenneth III of Scotland, and Jaromír, Duke of Bohemia. Among people deceased in 1018, Abd al-Rahman IV ranks 5Before him are Harald II of Denmark, Thietmar of Merseburg, Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria, and Antipope Gregory VI. After him are Henry I, Margrave of Austria, Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir, Ad-Darazi, and William II, Count of Provence.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Abd al-Rahman IV ranks 521 out of 2,932Before him are Al-Mundhir of Córdoba (842), Raymond Nonnatus (1204), Luis de Molina (1535), Infante Carlos of Spain (1607), Maslama al-Majriti (950), and Alfredo Kraus (1927). After him are Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo (1926), Remedios Varo (1908), Joaquín Turina (1882), Ernesto Valverde (1964), Santiago Carrillo (1915), and Muhammad II of Granada (1235).

Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Abd al-Rahman IV ranks 193Before him are Marcus Ulpius Traianus the Elder (30), Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (1963), Athanagild (517), Moses de León (1250), Al-Mundhir of Córdoba (842), and Infante Carlos of Spain (1607). After him are Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo (1926), Santiago Carrillo (1915), Muhammad II of Granada (1235), Infanta Cristina of Spain (1965), Catalina de Erauso (1592), and Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1828).