Abd al-Rahman IV explained

Abd al-Rahman IVArabic: عبد الرحمن المرتضى
Succession:Caliph of Córdoba
Birth Date:1000s
Birth Place:Caliphate of Córdoba
Death Date:c. 1018
Death Place:Cádiz, Caliphate of Córdoba
Father:Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Abd al-Rahman III
Reign:1018–1018
Predecessor:Sulayman ibn al-Hakam
Dynasty:Umayyad
Religion:Sunni Islam

Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik (Arabic: عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن عبد الملك|translit=ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik), commonly known as Abd al-Rahman IV, was the Caliph of Córdoba in the Umayyad dynasty in Al-Andalus, succeeding Sulayman ibn al-Hakam, in 1018.[1] That same year, he was murdered at Cadiz while fleeing from a battle in which he had been deserted by the very supporters which had brought him into power. His brief reign was similar to that of Abd al-Rahman V

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  1. Book: Flood . Timothy . Rulers and Realms in Medieval Iberia, 711-1492 . 67 . 2 February 2021. McFarland and Company. 2019. 9781476674711.