Sulayman al-Mustain

سليمان المستعين

Sulayman al-Mustain, the caliph of the Umayyad of Cordoba caliphate, ruling 1009–1016 CE. 1

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Sulayman al-Mustain — Sulayman al-Mustain, the caliph of the Umayyad of Cordoba caliphate, ruling 1009–1016 CE. 1 1.

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Predecessor of
Abd al-Rahman IV al-Murtada
Ruled over
Caliphate of Córdoba
Successor of
Muhammad II al-Mahdi
His reign saw
Battle of Aqbat al-Bakr· Battle of the Guadiaro River (1010)· Ibn 'Abd al-Barr quits Cordoba after the Berber storming, about 403/1013· Sack of Cordoba (1010)· The Berbers enter Cordoba by storm· The Cordoba Strife and the Rising of Ibn Abd al-Jabbar

People and things also explored

هشام المؤيد بالله· Cordoba· Muhammad II al-Mahdi· Caliphate of Córdoba· Abd al-Rahman V al-Mustazhir· The Cordoba Strife and the Rising of Ibn Abd al-Jabbar· Abd al-Rahman IV al-Murtada· Siege of Granada (1018)

Sources

  1. al-Bayan al-Mughrib fi Akhbar al-Andalus wa'l-Maghrib — Ibn Idhari
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islam.museum contributors. “Sulayman al-Mustain”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/sulayman-al-mustain/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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هشام المؤيد بالله

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