Abd al-Rahman IV al-Murtada

عبد الرحمن الرابع المرتضى

Abd al-Rahman IV al-Murtada, the caliph of the Umayyad of Cordoba caliphate, ruling 1018–1018 CE. 1

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Abd al-Rahman IV al-Murtada — Abd al-Rahman IV al-Murtada, the caliph of the Umayyad of Cordoba caliphate, ruling 1018–1018 CE. 1 1.

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Ruled over
Caliphate of Córdoba
Successor of
Sulayman al-Mustain
Predecessor of
Abd al-Rahman V al-Mustazhir
His reign saw
Siege of Granada (1018)

People and things also explored

Caliphate of Córdoba· Muhammad II al-Mahdi· Muhammad III al-Mustakfi· Abd al-Rahman V al-Mustazhir· Sulayman al-Mustain· Battle of Aqbat al-Bakr· Battle of the Guadiaro River (1010)· Ibn 'Abd al-Barr quits Cordoba after the Berber storming, about 403/1013

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  1. al-Bayan al-Mughrib fi Akhbar al-Andalus wa'l-Maghrib — Ibn Idhari
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Caliphate of Córdoba

The Umayyad state in al-Andalus with Córdoba as its capital, from Abd al-Rahman al-Dakhil's entry in 138 AH to the deposition of its last caliph Hisham al-Mu'tadd in 424 AH as Ibn Idhari reports, distinct from the Umayyad caliphate of Damascus.