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Hisham I of Córdoba

757 - 796

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Hisham I Al-Reda ibn Abd ar-Rahman (Arabic: هشام بن عبد الرحمن الداخل) was the second Emir of Cordoba, ruling from 788 to 796 in al-Andalus. Hisham was born April 26, 757 in Cordoba. He was the first son of Abd al-Rahman I (r. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hisham I of Córdoba has received more than 106,849 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Hisham I of Córdoba is the 3,573rd most popular politician (down from 3,422nd in 2019), the 318th most popular biography from Spain (down from 297th in 2019) and the 112th most popular Spanish Politician.

Hisham ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam al-Cordoban (Arabic: هشام بن عبد الملك بن مروان بن الحكم القرطبي) was a Muslim scholar, judge, and the ruler of Córdoba from 822 to 852. He is most famous for his work in developing the legal code of the Umayyad Caliphate.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hisham I of Córdoba ranks 3,573 out of 19,576Before him are Maria Kaczyńska, Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri, Pribina, António Costa, Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon, and Conrad II of Italy. After him are Verres, Nicu Ceaușescu, Franz Ziereis, Vladimir Voronin, Jacob Le Maire, and Ferdinand IV of Castile.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 757, Hisham I of Córdoba ranks 1After him are Gisela, Abbess of Chelles, and Yeshe Tsogyal. Among people deceased in 796, Hisham I of Córdoba ranks 2Before him is Offa of Mercia. After him are Ecgfrith of Mercia, and Æthelred I of Northumbria.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Hisham I of Córdoba ranks 318 out of 3,355Before him are Gérard Encausse (1865), César Manrique (1919), Alfonso II of Asturias (759), Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi (844), Lluís Llach (1948), and Emilio Butragueño (1963). After him are Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira (1542), Ferdinand IV of Castile (1285), Rafael Benítez (1960), Prudentius (348), Amancio Amaro (1939), and Charles II, Duke of Parma (1799).

Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Hisham I of Córdoba ranks 112Before him are Yolande of Aragon (1384), Niceto Alcalá-Zamora (1877), Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia (1908), Alfonso II of Asturias (759), Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi (844), and Lluís Llach (1948). After him are Ferdinand IV of Castile (1285), Charles II, Duke of Parma (1799), Francisco Largo Caballero (1869), Ferdinand II of León (1137), Pedro Sánchez (1972), and Berengaria of Castile (1180).