Muhammad III of Córdoba

Muhammad bin 'Abd ar-Rahman bin 'Obayd Allah (Arabic: محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن عبيد الله), known as Muhammad III (محمد الثالث) was an Umayyad Caliph of Cordoba in Al-Andalus (Moorish Iberia).

Muhammad bin 'Abd ar-Rahman bin 'Obayd Allah
محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن عبيد الله
10th Caliph of Córdoba
Reign1024 – 1025
PredecessorAbd-ar-Rahman V
SuccessorYahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud al-Mu'tali
Born976
Died1025 (aged 4849)
DynastyUmayyad
FatherAbd ar-Rahman bin Ubayd Allah bin Abd ar-Rahman III
MotherHawra
ReligionIslam

Muhammad III ruled after the death of Abd ar-Rahman V from 1024 to 1025 when the people of Córdoba revolted against him and he was forced to leave the city. It is believed that he died after being poisoned when he was 50 years old. He was also the father of the famous poet Wallada bint al-Mustakfi.

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