Abd al-Rahman III
| Abd al-Rahman III عبد الرحمن الناصر لدين الله | |||||
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Silver dirham of Abd al-Rahman III, minted in 946 AD | |||||
| 1st Caliph of Córdoba | |||||
| Reign | 17 January 929 – 15 October 961 | ||||
| Proclamation | 17 January 929 (aged 39) | ||||
| Successor | Al-Hakam II | ||||
| 8th Emir of Córdoba | |||||
| Reign | 16 October 912 – 17 January 929 | ||||
| Bay'ah | 17 October 912 (aged 22) | ||||
| Predecessor | Abdullah | ||||
| Born | 18 December 890 Córdoba | ||||
| Died | 15 October 961 (aged 70) Córdoba | ||||
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| Consort | Fatima bint Al-Mundhir Marjan or Murjan | ||||
| Issue | Sons in order of birth according to Ibn Hazm: Al-Hakam II (son of Murjan) Abd al-Aziz Al-Asbagh Ubayd Allah Abd al-Jabbar Abd al-Malik Sulayman Abdullah Marwan Al-Mundhir Al-Mugira | ||||
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| House | Umayyad; Marwanid (Andalusian) Branch | ||||
| Dynasty | Umayyad | ||||
| Father | Muhammad ibn Abdullah | ||||
| Mother | Muzna (originally Maria?) | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam (Maliki school) | ||||
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. His half-century reign was known for its religious tolerance.