Abd al-Rahman IV

Abd al-Rahman IV عبد الرحمن المرتضى
Caliph of Córdoba
Reign	1018
Predecessor	Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir
Successor	Al-Qasim al-Ma'mun
Born	1000s Caliphate of Córdoba
Died	c. 1018 Cádiz, Caliphate of Córdoba
Dynasty	Umayyad (Marwanid)
Father	Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Abd al-Rahman III
Religion	Sunni Islam

Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik (Arabic: عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن عبد الملك, romanized: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik), commonly known as Abd al-Rahman IV, was the Caliph of the Umayyad state of Córdoba in Al-Andalus, succeeding Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir in 1018.

On 22 March 1018, Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir the Caliph of Cordoba was assassinated. Six days later, Ali ibn Hammud's brother, Al-Qasim al-Ma'mun claimed the throne. At the same time, conspirators who had been plotting to overthrow Ali ibn Hammud convinced Abd al-Rahman as the grandson of Abd al-Rahman III to claim the throne. On 29 April 1018, the conspirators proclaimed Abd al-Rahman IV caliph. Shortly thereafter Abd al-Rahman IV was killed in a campaign to capture Córdoba. Therefore, for a short period at the outset of his reign the throne was contested with two individuals claiming to be caliph.

References

• Flood, Timothy (2019). Rulers and Realms in Medieval Iberia, 711-1492. McFarland and Company. p. 67. ISBN 9781476674711. Retrieved 2 February 2021.