Abd al-Rahman I

Type Figure Region Al-Andalus Time 731–788 Also known as al-Dakhil

Abd al-Rahman I, the last scion of the Umayyads, founded the independent Emirate of Córdoba in Iberia in 756 CE, becoming the first ruler of the Umay…

Timeline

750–755Damascus · SyriaAfter the Abbasid Revolution overthrew the Umayyad dynasty, he was hunted in Syria and wandered through Egypt and the Maghreb; using his royal blood and political skill he gathered supporters in North Africa in preparation for crossing into Iberia.
756–788Córdoba · Al-AndalusIn 756 he defeated the local governor of al-Andalus, Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman, established independent rule at Córdoba, styled himself emir, cast off nominal Abbasid suzerainty, and founded the Umayyad dynasty of Córdoba.

Sources

Encyclopaedia Britannica: Abd al-Rahman I https://www.britannica.com/biography/Abd-al-Rahman-I
The Cambridge History of Islam, Volume 1A — P. M. Holt, Ann K. S. Lambton, Bernard Lewis (1970)