Muhammad bin 'Abd ar-Rahman bin 'Obayd Allah محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن عبيد الله | |
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10th Caliph of Córdoba | |
Reign | January 17, 1024 – May 26, 1025 [1] |
Predecessor | Abd-ar-Rahman V |
Successor | Yahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud al-Mu'tali |
Born | 976 |
Died | 1025 (aged 48–49) |
Dynasty | Umayyad |
Father | Abd ar-Rahman bin Ubayd Allah bin Abd ar-Rahman III |
Mother | Hawra |
Religion | Islam |
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 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]