Muhammad III of Córdoba
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Muhammad bin 'Abd ar-Rahman bin 'Obayd Allah (Arabic: محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن عبيد الله), known as Muhammad III (Arabic: محمد الثالث) was an Umayyad Caliph of Cordoba in the Al-Andalus (Moorish Iberia). He ruled after the death of Abd ar-Rahman V from 1024 to 1025 when the people of Córdoba revolted against him. He left the city then. It is believed that he died of poison when he was 50 years old.
Banu Umayyad Cadet Branch of the Banu Quraish |
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Preceded by Abd-ar-Rahman V |
Umayyad Leader | Succeeded by Hisham III |
Caliph of Cordoba 1024–1025 |