At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
Muhammad I, the sixth of the Umayyad amirs in Córdoba, who ruled from 238 to 273 AH. He was born around 207 AH and died in Safar 273 AH, after thirty-five years of his amirate. 2
Campaigns
The rebellious people of Toledo sought help from the kings of Galicia and the Basques, and he met them at the valley of Saliṭa, where he had laid an ambush for them, and defeated them. The number of the dead reached twenty thousand, of the people of Toledo and their allies. 3
In 245 AH Magian ships appeared, and his ships met them, fought them and took two of them as booty. 4
In 247 AH he sent a raid to the regions of Pamplona, and took captive Fortun, son of its lord, who remained a captive in Córdoba for twenty years. In his days Merida was laid waste and demolished. 4
The Gregorian dates in the data are derived approximately from the Hijri dates.
Connections
- Ruled over
- Cordoba
- Participated in
- The Battle of Wadi Salit (c. 240 AH)
People and things also explored
Great Mosque of Córdoba· Library of the Córdoba Palace· The battle of al-Arak (Alarcos)· Conquest of Cordoba· Alfonso's Siege of Cordoba and Its Submission to the Almohads· The enemy's capture of Cordoba· Ibn Hazm is born in the Munyat al-Mughira quarter of Cordoba· The battle of al-Rabad
Sources
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , pp. 386–387
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p.386-388
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p.386
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p.387
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “محمد الأول بن عبد الرحمن”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/muhammad-i-andalusi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.