Muhammad III. (Cordoba)
Muhammad III. ibn Abd ar-Rahman al-Mustakfi ( Arabic محمد بن عبد الرحمن المستكفي, DMG Muḥammad b. ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān al-Mustakfī ; Life dates unknown) was Caliph of Cordoba from 1024 to 1025 . Muhammad III. was installed after the overthrow of Abd ar-Rahman V by the rebels as the new caliph in Cordoba . Since he appointed a weaver as a vizier and restricted the power and privileges of the aristocracy, he was soon forced to flee by a revolt.
For the next six months, Cordoba was ruled by a council of aristocrats, who now proposed the caliphate to the Hammudid Yahya al-Mutali . However, he stayed in Málaga and only had the city occupied by Berber troops (see: Caliphate of Córdoba ). Only in 1029 moved with Hischam III. the last Umayyad caliph in Cordoba.
literature
- Arnold Hottinger : The Moors. Arabic culture in Spain. Wilhelm Fink Verlag, 1995. ISBN 3-7705-3075-6
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Abd ar-Rahman V. |
Caliph of Cordoba 1024-1025 |
Yahya al-Mutali |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Muhammad III. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Muhammad III. ibn Abd ar-Rahman al-Mustakfi (full name); محمد بن عبد الرحمن المستكفي (Arabic) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Caliph of Cordoba (1024-1025) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1024 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1025 |