Abd ar-Rahman V
- For individuals with the same or similar name, see Abd-ar-Rahman
(Arabic: عبد الرحمن الخامس) In the agony of the Umayyad dynasty in the Al-Andalus (Moorish Iberia), two princes of the house were proclaimed Caliph of Cordoba for a very short time, Abd-ar-Rahman IV Mortada (1017), and Abd-ar-Rahman V Mostadir (1023-1024). Both were the mere puppets of factions, who deserted them at once. Abd-ar-Rahman IV was murdered the same year he was proclaimed at Cadiz, in flight from a battle in which he had been deserted by his supporters. Abd-ar-Rahman V was proclaimed caliph in December 1023 at Córdoba, and murdered in January 1024 by a mob of unemployed workmen, headed by one of his own cousins.
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Abd ar-Rahman V
Cadet branch of the Banu Quraish
Died: 1024 |
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| Preceded by Abd ar-rahman IV |
Umayyad Leader 1017 – 1024 |
Succeeded by Muhammad III |
| Preceded by al-Qasim |
Caliph of Cordoba 1023–1024 |
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