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Abd al-Rahman V

Ruler of Córdoba (r. 1023–1024)

Field	Value
name	Abd ar-Rahman V
عبدالرحمٰن الخامس
succession	9th Caliph of Córdoba
birth_date	1001
death_date
death_place	Córdoba
father	Hisham bin Abd al-Jabbar bin Abd ar-Rahman III
mother	Ghaia
reign	1023–1024
predecessor	al-Qasim al-Ma'mun
successor	Muhammad III
dynasty	Umayyad (Marwanid)

عبدالرحمٰن الخامس Abd ar-Rahman V () was the 9th Caliph of the Caliphate of Córdoba.

Background

In 1009, Civil war broke out in the Caliphate of Córdoba. In 1016, Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir took control of the Caliphate away from the Umayyads and became the first member of the Hammud family to rule the Caliphate. Ali ibn Hammud ruled for less than two years and was succeeded by his brother Al-Qasim al-Ma'mun. Al-Qasim was a good leader and was gaining in popularity during his reign, however, he was deposed after approximately three and a half years by his nephew, Yahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud. Yahya's vanity and arrogance was quickly apparent to the citizens of Córdoba and after one and a half years he was forced to flee. At that time, al-Qasim returned to the capital and reclaimed the throne. Within six months, however, the citizens of Córdoba expressed their displeasure with the turmoil of the Hammudids by means of insurrection and riots forcing Al-Qasim to flee a second time.

After the departure of al-Qasim, the citizens of Córdoba resolved to return leadership of the Caliphate back to the Umayyads. With that intention in mind, the populace convened a convocation on 2 December 1023 and expressed their desire to be lead by one of the descendants of the first caliph of the Caliphate, Abd al-Rahman III. Quickly Abd al-Rahman ibn Hisham ibn Abd-al-Jabbar was selected and proclaimed new caliph Abd al-Rahman V.

Reign

Abd al-Rahman was a very young man when he was installed as caliph. And although he surrounded himself with competent functionaries, the young caliph was unable to return the Caliphate to the strength, unity, and power of the former Umayyad state. Due to a lack of treasury, it was necessary for Abd al-Rahman to immediately take money from the middle and lower citizenry. Due to a lack of a loyal military, Abd al-Rahman resorted to hiring a Berber militia. Such actions quite quickly in a period of less than two months resulted in a mob of unemployed workmen attacking the palace and enlisting another Umayyad prince, Muhammad III of Córdoba, as the new caliph. The new caliph was then implored as one of his first official acts to send Abd al-Rahman to his death.

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