Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman ( ar, عبد الله بن محمد بن عبد الرحمن; 11 January 844 – 15 October 912) was the seventh
emir of Córdoba
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, reigning from 888 to 912 in
Al-Andalus
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(Islamic Iberia).
Biography
Contemporary historians accused Abdullah of orchestrating the death of his half-brother,
al-Mundhir, whereby he ascended to power. This is unlikely, as ibn Muhammad showed very little interest in governing, becoming a neurotic recluse who was only interested in hunting and his faith.
The most formidable threat for the emir was
Umar Ibn Hafsun
Umar ibn Hafsun ibn Ja'far ibn Salim ( ar, عمر بن حَفْصُون بن جَعْفَ بن سالم) (c. 850 – 917), known in Spanish history as Omar ben Hafsun, was a 9th-century political and military leader ...
, who had conquered the provinces of Reyyo (including
Bobastro
Bobastro (Arabic ''Bubashtru'') was a castle of Roman origin, rebuilt as the headquarters of Umar ibn Hafsun during his rebellion against the Caliphate of Córdoba in the 9th century. Its ruins lie in the Province of Málaga, Spain.
There had bee ...
), Elvira (including
Granada
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) and
Jaén, and had allied with the populations of
Archidona
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,
Baeza,
Úbeda
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and
Priego
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Notable people
* Luis Ocaña
Jesús Luis Ocaña Pernía (; 9 ...
. In 891 Ibn Hafsun was defeated near the castle of Polei and lost several cities. However, by the following year Ibn Hafsun had already recovered, and reconquered all the lost territories.
In 911, the emir signed a peace agreement with Ibn Hafsun. However, the war broke out again the following year, only to be halted by the death of Abdullah at Córdoba, who was improving his positions. He was succeeded by his grandson,
Abd al-Rahman III
ʿAbd al-Rahmān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ḥakam al-Rabdī ibn Hishām ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Dākhil () or ʿAbd al-Rahmān III (890 - 961), was the Umayyad Emir of Córdoba from 912 to 92 ...
.
Family
Abdullah was the son of
Muhammad I and the younger brother of
al-Mundhir.
Around 863, Abdullah married
Onneca Fortúnez
Onneca Fortúnez or Iñiga Fortúnez#Jay92, Jayyusi 1992p. 463/ref>#Fle06, Fletcher 2006p. 53/ref> (c. 848 – after 890)#Sta99, Stasser 1999pp. 815–816/ref> was a Basque people, Basque#Bar99, Barrucand & Bednorz 1999p. 51/ref> princess from t ...
, daughter of
Fortún Garcés, King of Pamplona and his wife
Aurea (Orea). She was repudiated sometime before 880 and returned to the Kingdom of Pamplona, most probably with her father who returned that year, and took her cousin Aznar Sánchez of
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as her second husband with whom she had at least three children, including Queen
Toda of Navarre
Toda Aznárez ( Basque: ''Tota Aznar''; d. 15 October 958), known as Toda of Pamplona, was queen of Pamplona by her marriage to Sancho I. She ruled the kingdom as regent during the minority of her son García Sánchez I from 931. She was hersel ...
who was, therefore, the aunt of Abd al-Rahman III.
Abdullah had several children:
* Muhammed ibn Abd Allah (864 – 28 Jan 891). Recorded to be a son of Onneca. He was murdered by his brother al-Mutarrif (with the approval of their father). He married a Basque or Frankish woman named
Muzna. They were the parents of Abd al-Rahman III who was born three weeks after his father's death.
* al-Mutarrif, murdered in 895 after being accused of conspiracy.
* Aban
* al-Asi, executed in 921 after being accused of conspiracy.
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844 births
912 deaths
People from Córdoba, Spain
Emirs of Córdoba
9th-century monarchs in Europe
10th-century caliphs of Córdoba
9th-century Arab people
10th-century Arab people
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