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Sanchuelo

Type Figure Region Iberian Peninsula Time c. 970–1009 Also known as Sanchuelo、Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Amir、阿卜杜·拉赫曼·伊本·阿比·阿米尔

Sanchuelo (Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Amir), son of al-Mansur, briefly proclaimed himself caliph in Córdoba in 1009, breaking with the tradition of nomina…

Timeline

  1. 1002–1008Córdoba · CórdobaAfter al-Mansur died in 1002, he competed with his brother Abd al-Malik and others for control of the military and government, maintaining the Amiri legacy in al-Andalus.
  2. 1009Córdoba · CórdobaIn 1009 he proclaimed himself caliph, provoking joint opposition from Berber and Arab nobles; he was killed in a coup in March of the same year, and Córdoba plunged into a prolonged civil war.

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