Muhammad I of Córdoba

Muhammad I of Cordoba
محمد بن عبد الرحمن الأوسط
Silver dirham minted during the reign of Muhammad I
5th Emir of Córdoba
Reign852–886
PredecessorAbd ar-Rahman II
Successoral-Mundhir
Born823
Córdoba
Died886 (aged 6263)
Córdoba
IssueAl-Mundhir of Córdoba
Abdullah of Córdoba
DynastyUmayyad
FatherAbd ar-Rahman II
MotherNahtiz
ReligionIslam

Muhammad I of Cordoba (Arabic: محمد بن عبد الرحمن الأوسط; 823–886) was the Fifth Umayyad ruler of al-Andalus. He ruled during a time of thriving art, architecture and culture in Islamic Iberia in the 9th century, turning Cordoba into a cultural and political center.