Abd al-Rahman IV

Abd al-Rahman IV عبد الرحمن المرتضى
Caliph of Córdoba
Reign	1018–1018
Predecessor	Sulayman ibn al-Hakam
Born	1000s Caliphate of Córdoba
Died	c. 1018 Cádiz, Caliphate of Córdoba
Dynasty	Umayyad
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 Córdoba in the Umayyad dynasty in Al-Andalus, succeeding Sulayman ibn al-Hakam, in 1018.^[1] That same year, he was murdered at Cadiz while fleeing from a battle in which he had been deserted by the very supporters which had brought him into power. His brief reign was similar to that of Abd al-Rahman V

References

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

Abd al-Rahman IV Caliph of Córdoba Cadet branch of the Umayyad dynasty  Died: 1018
Preceded by Sulayman ibn al-Hakam	Umayyad Leader	Succeeded by Abd ar-Rahman V
	Caliph of Córdoba 1018	Succeeded by Ali