Abd al-Rahman IV

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 the Umayyad state of Córdoba in Al-Andalus, succeeding Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir 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

Abd al-Rahman IV عبد الرحمن المرتضى
Caliph of Córdoba
Reign	1018
Predecessor	Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir
Successor	Al-Qasim al-Ma'mun
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