# Abd al-Rahman III

> He turned a fractured emirate into a caliphate and held it for half a century. Abd al-Rahman III declared himself caliph in 929, claiming a title that put Córdoba on equal footing with Baghdad and directly challenged the Fatimids he'd already fought in North Africa.

*Final Emir of Córdoba (r. 912-929); founder and 1st Caliph of Córdoba (r. 929-961)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/abd-al-rahman-iii

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** Spain
- **Born:** 0891-01-07
- **Died:** 0961-10-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Abd al-Rahman III became Emir of Córdoba in 912, inheriting a splintered realm. In his early twenties he backed the Maghrawa Berbers against Fatimid expansion across North Africa, earning the sobriquet al-Nasir li-Din Allah - "the Defender of God's Faith." By 929 he'd consolidated enough power to dissolve the emirate and found the Caliphate of Córdoba, installing himself as its first caliph. He ruled until 961, a fifty-year span marked by religious tolerance and the elevation of Córdoba into a rival center of Islamic power in the West.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 59.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 19.8 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 24.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 18.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Politician, #Politics, #Medieval Era

## Sources
- [Abderramão III](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abderram%C3%A3o_III)
- [Abd al-Rahman III](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Rahman_III)
- [Abd al-Rahman III](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Rahman_III)
- [阿卜杜拉赫曼三世](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%98%BF%E5%8D%9C%E6%9D%9C%E6%8B%89%E8%B5%AB%E6%9B%BC%E4%B8%89%E4%B8%96)
- [アブド・アッラフマーン3世](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%96%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%83%E3%83%A9%E3%83%95%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B33%E4%B8%96)
- [Абд ар-Рахман III](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B1%D0%B4_%D0%B0%D1%80-%D0%A0%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD_III)
- [Abd ar-Rahman III](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_ar-Rahman_III)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190418)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Rahman_III)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Abd%20al-Rahman%20III)
- [Abd-ar-Rahman III](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd-ar-Rahman_III)
- [Abd ar-Rahmán III.](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_ar-Rahm%C3%A1n_III.)
- [Abd al-Rahman 3.](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Rahman_3.)
- [Abd ar-Rahman III.](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_ar-Rahman_III.)
- [Αμπντ αλ-Ραχμάν Γ΄](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%BD%CF%84_%CE%B1%CE%BB-%CE%A1%CE%B1%CF%87%CE%BC%CE%AC%CE%BD_%CE%93%CE%84)
- [Abd ar-Rahman la 3-a](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_ar-Rahman_la_3-a)
- [Abderramán III](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abderram%C3%A1n_III)
- [‘Abd ar-Raḩmān III](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E2%80%98Abd_ar-Ra%E1%B8%A9m%C4%81n_III)
- [Abd ar-Rahman III.a](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_ar-Rahman_III.a)
- [عبدالرحمن سوم](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85)
- [Abd ar-Rahman III](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_ar-Rahman_III)
- [Abd al-Rahman III](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Rahman_III)
- [Abd al-Rahman III](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Rahman_III)
- [עבד א-רחמן השלישי](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A2%D7%91%D7%93_%D7%90-%D7%A8%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%9F_%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%99)
- [अब्द अर-रहमान तृतीय](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF)
- [III. Abd ar-Rahmán córdobai kalifa](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/III._Abd_ar-Rahm%C3%A1n_c%C3%B3rdobai_kalifa)
- [Abdurrahman III](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdurrahman_III)
- [Wikiquote](https://tr.wikiquote.org/wiki/Abd-er-Rahman_III)
- [Abdurahman III](https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdurahman_III)
- [তৃতীয় আবদুর রহমান](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC_%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8)

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