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4 days ago · Abd al-Rahman III ascended to the throne in 912, and faced the Fatimid Caliphate, a rival North African Shiʿite Islamic empire based in Tunis. The Fatimid's claim of Caliph challenged the legitmacy of the Abbasids' religious authority. Abd al-Rahman III took the title of caliph in 929, challenging the Fatimids in their claim to religious ...
2 days ago · In 929 CE, after consolidating regional power, the Emir of Córdoba, Abd al-Rahman III (890-961) declared himself Caliph of Córdoba. This made him the leader of all muslims in al-Andalus, and protector of Jews and Christians. The title asserted a continuity between himself and his ancestors, the Umayyad Caliphs.
1 day ago · During the early eleventh century, the Umayyad Caliphate of Cordoba, founded by Wallāda’s great-great-grandfather Abd al-Rahman III, crumbled between rival claimants. After the death of the last caliph in 1031, the caliphate broke into a multitude of petty states called taifas which lasted through much of the century.
2 days ago · Abd Al-Rahman III was an emir until 929 when he proclaimed himself caliph. Muhammad is included (in caps) to show the kinship of the Umayyads with him. See interactive version of chart
4 days ago · Abd al-Rahman III had conquered Ceuta and Tangier and fortified them in 951, but he had not been able to prevent the Fatimids from taking control of the Maghreb in 958–959, after burning the Umayyad fleet in Almería in 955. [319] In 971, Umayyad clients suffered another heavy defeat. [320]
2 days ago · The first exhibition, "Madinat Al-Zahra, The Shining City," focuses on the palatial city of Madinat al-Zahra, commissioned by the Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Rahman III in 940 CE near Córdoba, Spain.
2 days ago · ʿAbd al-Malik - Rule, Succession & Legacy: In general, Umayyad rule was greatly strengthened by ʿAbd al-Malik, who enjoyed good relations with the Medinese religious circles, an element with considerable moral influence in the Islamic world.
