'''Abd Ar-Rahman III''', 891 - 961AD, Caliph of Cordoba, was a famous ruler of the [[Umayyad]] dynasty of Spain. He ruled from 912 and proclaimed himself caliph in 929. Under him the Umayyad] emirate reached the peak of its power, extending its boundaries in successful campaigns against the Fatimids in Northern Africa and the Christian kings of [[León]] and [[Navarra]]. He made Islamic Spain a cultural center of the world and his capital [[Cordoba]] the largest city in Europe.
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* [http://www.idir.net/~suede/successor3.html| http://www.idir.net/~suede/successor3.html]