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Abd al-Rahman I founds Cordoba

Type Event Region Iberia Time 756

In 756 the Umayyad prince Abd al-Rahman I, after years of exile, defeated local rivals in Iberia and proclaimed himself emir at Cordoba, founding an …

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  1. 750–755Near East to North Africa · North AfricaAfter the fall of the Umayyads, Abd al-Rahman I fled through great hardship, passing through Syria, Palestine, Egypt, and the Maghreb before crossing the sea to Iberia.
  2. 755–756Al-Andalus · Al-AndalusAbd al-Rahman I defeated the Abbasid-appointed governor Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman and local Berber forces in Iberia, consolidating his military advantage.
  3. 756Cordoba · Al-AndalusAbd al-Rahman I declared himself emir at Cordoba, establishing a Umayyad polity independent of the Abbasid caliphate, with Cordoba as its capital.

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