Muhammad III of Córdoba

Muhammad bin 'Abd ar-Rahman bin 'Obayd Allah محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن عبيد الله
21st Caliph of Umayyad Dynasty 10th Caliph of Córdoba
Reign	1024 to 1025
Predecessor	Abd-ar-Rahman V
Successor	Yahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud al-Mu'tali

Muhammad bin 'Abd ar-Rahman bin 'Obayd Allah (Arabic: محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن عبيد الله‎), known as Muhammad III (Arabic: محمد الثالث) was an Umayyad Caliph of Cordoba in the Al-Andalus (Moorish Iberia). He ruled after the death of Abd ar-Rahman V from 1024 to 1025 when the people of Córdoba revolted against him and he was forced to leave the city. It is believed that he died after being poisoned when he was 50 years old. He was also the father of the famous poet Wallada bint al-Mustakfi.

Muhammad III of Córdoba Banu Umayyah Cadet branch of the Banu Quraish
Preceded by Abd-ar-Rahman V	Caliph of Cordoba 1024–1025	Succeeded by Yahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud al-Mu'tali

Umayyad Caliphs

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Caliphs of Damascus (661–750)	Muawiyah I Yazid I Muawiya II Marwan I Abd al-Malik Al-Walid I Sulayman Umar II Yazid II Hisham Al-Walid II Yazid III Ibrahim Marwan II

Emirs of Córdoba (756–929)	Abd al-Rahman I Hisham I Al-Hakam I Abd ar-Rahman II Muhammad I Al-Mundhir Abdullah Abd-ar-Rahman III

Caliphs of Córdoba (929–1031)	Abd-ar-Rahman III Al-Hakam II Hisham II Muhammad II Sulayman Hisham II Sulayman Abd ar-Rahman IV Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir^[H] Al-Qasim al-Ma'mun ibn Hammud^[H] Yahya ibn Ali al-Mu'tali^[H] Al-Qasim al-Ma'mun ibn Hammud^[H] Abd ar-Rahman V Muhammad III Yahya ibn Ali al-Mu'tali^[H] Hisham III

^[H] indicates Hammudid usurpers

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