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Abd-ar-Rahman III, the Emir and Caliph of Córdoba

Abd-ar-Rahman III 889 961, was the Emir and Caliph of Córdoba (912961) of the Umayyad dynasty in al-Andalusia. Called al-Nasir li-Din Allah ('the Defender of God's Faith'), he ascended the throne in his early 20s, and reigned for half a century as the most powerful prince of Iberia. The image depicts Abd-ar-Rahman III and his court in Medina Azahara receiving the Monk Juan de Gorza in 959 AD, by Dionisio Baixeras Verdaguer.

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Abd-ar-Rahman III, the Emir and Caliph of Córdoba

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Abd-ar-Rahman III 889 961, was the Emir and Caliph of Córdoba (912961) of the Umayyad dynasty in al-Andalusia. Called al-Nasir li-Din Allah ('the Defender of God's Faith'), he ascended the throne in his early 20s, and reigned for half a century as the most powerful prince of Iberia. The image depicts Abd-ar-Rahman III and his court in Medina Azahara receiving the Monk Juan de Gorza in 959 AD, by Dionisio Baixeras Verdaguer.

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4392 x 2274 px | 28.6 MB

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37.2 x 19.3 cm | 14.6 x 7.6 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

CALIPH • COURT • ISLAM • ISLAMIC • MEDINA • MOSLEM • SPAIN • SPANISH HISTORY