ʿAbd al-Raḥmān I

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ʿAbd al-Raḥmān I: References & Edit History

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- In Al-Andalus: ʿAbd al-Rahman I
founding of Spanish Umayyad dynasty

role in history of

Córdoba
- In Córdoba
Islamic Spain
- In Spain: The conquest
Portugal
- In Portugal: Pre-Roman, Roman, Germanic, and Muslim periods

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jan 31, 2024
	Add new Web site: Ancient History Encyclopedia - Biography of Abd al-Rahman I.	Gloria Lotha	Jul 09, 2019
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Nov 05, 2009
	Article revised and updated.	Laura Etheredge	May 09, 2008
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998