Muhammad III of Córdoba

Muhammad bin 'Abd ar-Rahman bin 'Obayd Allah (Arabic: محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن عبيد الله), known as Muhammad III (محمد الثالث) was an Umayyad Caliph of Cordoba in Al-Andalus (Moorish Iberia).

Muhammad bin 'Abd ar-Rahman bin 'Obayd Allah محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن عبيد الله
10th Caliph of Córdoba
Reign	January 17, 1024 – May 26, 1025[1]
Predecessor	Abd-ar-Rahman V
Successor	Yahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud al-Mu'tali
Born	976
Died	1025 (aged 48–49)
Dynasty	Umayyad
Father	Abd ar-Rahman bin Ubayd Allah bin Abd ar-Rahman III
Mother	Hawra
Religion	Islam

Muhammad III ruled after the death of Abd ar-Rahman V from 1024 to 1025^[2] but the people of Córdoba revolted against him and fearing the march of Yahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud al-Mu'tali, he was forced to flee the city.^[3] It is believed that he died after being poisoned when he was 50 years old. He was also the father of the famous poet Wallada bint al-Mustakfi, whom he had with an Iberian Christian slave.^[4]

References

1. Flood, Timothy M. (9 November 2018). Rulers and Realms in Medieval Iberia, 711-1492. McFarland. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-4766-3372-5. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
2. Arbuthnot, F. F. (1890). Arabic Authors: A Manual of Arabian History and Literature. London: W. Heinemann. p. 22. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
3. Elliott, William (1975). The Attempt of a New Damascus: Cordoba Under the Caliphate (Master of Arts thesis). Creighton University. p. 76. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
4. Bouachrine, Ibtissam (21 May 2014). Women and Islam: Myths, Apologies, and the Limits of Feminist Critique. Lexington Books. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-7391-7907-9. Retrieved 12 May 2024.

Muhammad III of Córdoba Umayyads of Cordoba Cadet branch of the Banu Umayya
Preceded by Abd-ar-Rahman V	Caliph of Cordoba 1024–1025	Succeeded by Yahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud al-Mu'tali