Muhammad III of Córdoba explained

Muhammad bin 'Abd ar-Rahman bin 'Obayd Allah
محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن عبيد الله
Succession:10th Caliph of Córdoba
Birth Date:976
Father:Abd ar-Rahman bin Ubayd Allah bin Abd ar-Rahman III
Mother:Hawra
Reign:January 17, 1024 – May 26, 1025[1]
Predecessor:Abd-ar-Rahman V
Dynasty:Umayyad
Religion:Islam

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

Muhammad III ruled after the death of Abd ar-Rahman V from 1024 to 1025[2] but the people of Córdoba revolted against him and fearing the march of Yahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud al-Mu'tali, he was forced to flee the city.[3] 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, whom he had with an Iberian Christian slave.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Flood . Timothy M. . Rulers and Realms in Medieval Iberia, 711-1492 . 9 November 2018 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-3372-5 . 68 . 12 May 2024 . en.
  2. Book: Arbuthnot . F. F. . Arabic Authors: A Manual of Arabian History and Literature . 1890 . W. Heinemann . London . 22 . 12 May 2024 . English.
  3. Elliott . William . 1975 . The Attempt of a New Damascus: Cordoba Under the Caliphate . Master of Arts . 76 . . 12 May 2024.
  4. Book: Bouachrine . Ibtissam . Women and Islam: Myths, Apologies, and the Limits of Feminist Critique . 21 May 2014 . Lexington Books . 978-0-7391-7907-9 . 6 . 12 May 2024 . en.