Hisham I
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Hisham I or Hisham Al-Reda (Arabic: هشام بن عبد الرحمن الداخل) was the second Umayyad Emir of Cordoba, ruling from 788 to 796 in the Al-Andalus (Moorish Iberia).
Hisham was born in Cordoba. He was the 1st son of Abd ar-Rahman I and his wife, Halul and the younger half brother of Suleiman. He built many mosques and completed the Mezquita. In 792 he called for a jihad. Muslims arrived from abroad. The campaign took place in 793 against the Kingdom of Asturias and the County of Toulouse; in this second campaign he was defeated at Orange by William of Gellone, the Frankish count of Tolouse and first cousin to Charles the Great.
| Banu Umayyad Cadet Branch of the Banu Quraish |
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| Preceded by Abd ar-Rahman I |
Umayyad Leader | Succeeded by al-Hakam I |
| Emir of Cordoba 788–796 |
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