caption reign predecessor succession successor house death_date religion title coronation spouse issue image article_title name type
abd-ar-rahman by dionisio baixeras verdaguer . iii and his court in medina azahara , 16 october 912 -- 16 january 929 abdullah himself as emir 8th emir of córdoba 15th caliph of umayyad dynasty himself as caliph al-hakam ii umayyad -lrb- spanish branch -rrb- 961 10 15 891 01 07 yes sunni islam -lrb- maliki school -rrb- amir al-mu ` minin 17 10 17 -rrb- october 912 -lrb- aged 891 01 07 912 6,300 women including : or murjan -lrb- favorite -rrb- sons : -lrb- أبو المطرف -rrb- in order of birth according to ibn hazm la iii.jpg civilització del califat de còrdova en temps d'abd-al-rahman abd-ar-rahman iii
 abd-ar-rahman iii monarch
abd-ar-rahman iii

abd-ar-rahman iii -lrb- ′ abd ar-rahmān ibn muhammad ibn ′ abd allāh ibn muhammad ibn ′ abd ar-rahman ibn al-hakam ar-rabdi ibn hisham ibn ′ abd ar-rahman ad-dakhil ; ; 11 january 889/91 -- 15 october 961 -rrb- was the emir and caliph of córdoba -lrb- 912 -- 961 -rrb- of the ummayad dynasty in al-andalus .
called `` al-nasir li-din allah '' -lrb- `` the defender of god 's faith '' -rrb- , he ascended the throne in his early 20s , and reigned for half a century as the most powerful prince of iberia .
although people of all creeds enjoyed tolerance and freedom of religion under his rule , he repelled the fatimids , partly by supporting their maghrawa enemies in north africa , and partly by claiming the title caliph -lrb- ruler of the islamic world -rrb- for himself .
