Abū al-Walīd Muḥammad al-Rashīd

Jahwarid ruler

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Abū al-Walīd Muḥammad al-Rashīd was a ruler of the Jahwarid dynasty in Córdoba, Spain. He reigned from 1043 to 1058 CE, following his father, Abū al-Ḥazm Jahwar ibn Jahwar, who had abolished the caliphate and established Córdoba as a republic. Al-Rashīd managed to maintain his authority through political maneuvering, keeping the rival ʿAbbāsids of Seville at bay. However, he eventually ceded his power to his vizier, Ibn al-Raqāq. After his son assassinated the vizier, al-Rashīd granted his son significant authority. Both father and son were eventually handed over to the ʿAbbāsids when they conquered Córdoba in 1069.1

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Jahwarid dynasty
His son Abū al-Walīd Muḥammad al-Rashīd (reigned 1043–58) managed through political chicanery to keep the ʿAbbādids of Sevilla (Seville) out of Córdoba but eventually resigned his authority to his own vizier, Ibn al-Raqā. When ʿAbd al-Malik, al-Rashīd’s jealous son, assassinated the vizier in 1058, his father rewarded…
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His son Abū al-Walīd Muḥammad al-Rashīd (reigned 1043–58) managed through political chicanery to keep the ʿAbbādids of Sevilla (Seville) out of Córdoba but eventually resigned his authority to his own vizier, Ibn al-Raqā. When ʿAbd al-Malik, al-Rashīd’s jealous son, assassinated the vizier in 1058, his father rewarded…
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