Abd al-Rahman I
Abd al-Rahman ibn Mu'awiya ibn Hisham (Arabic: عبد الرحمن إبن معاوية إبن هشام; 7 March 731 – 30 September 788), commonly known as Abd al-Rahman I, was the founder of the Umayyad dynasty that ruled the greater part of Iberia in Al-Andalus for nearly three centuries (including the succeeding Caliphate of Córdoba). Abd al-Rahman was a member of the Umayyad dynasty in Damascus, and his establishment of a government in Iberia represented a break with the Abbasids, who had overthrown the Umayyads in Damascus in 750.
| Abd al-Rahman I | |
|---|---|
| Saqr Quraish | |
Dirham coin of Abd al-Rahman I | |
| 1st Emir of Córdoba | |
| Reign | 15 May 756 – 30 September 788 |
| Predecessor | Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri (as governor of al-Andalus) |
| Successor | Hisham I |
| Born | 7 March 731 Damascus, Syria Umayyad Caliphate |
| Died | 30 September 788 (aged 57) Qurtuba, Al-Andalus, Emirate of Cordoba (present-day Spain) |
| Consort | Several; including Hulal |
| Issue | Sulayman Omar Hisham I Abdullah |
| Dynasty | Umayyad |
| Father | Mu'awiya ibn Hisham |
| Mother | Raha |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
He was also known by the surnames al-Dakhil, Saqr Quraysh and as Saqr al-Andalus.
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