Hisham I of Córdoba - Mashpedia, the Real-Time Encyclopedia

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Hisham I
Emir of Córdoba
Reign	788–796
Predecessor	Abd ar-Rahman I
Successor	al-Hakam I

Dynasty	Umayyad
Father	Abd ar-Rahman I
Mother	Halul
Born	756 Córdoba
Died	796 Córdoba
Religion	Islam

Hisham I or Hisham Al-Reda (Arabic: هشام بن عبد الرحمن الداخل‎) was the second Umayyad Emir of Cordoba, ruling from 788 to 796 in the Al-Andalus (Moorish Iberia).^[1]

Hisham was born in Cordoba. He was the 1st son of Abd ar-Rahman I and his wife, Halul and the younger half brother of Suleiman. At the beginning of his reign, in 788, he faced rebellions from his brothers, Suleiman and 'Abd Allah.^[2] He built many mosques and completed the Mezquita. He campaigned every year of his reign against the Christians, namely Alava, Old Castile and he sacked Oviedo in 794. His successful campaign against Narbonne, in 793, resulted in numerous slaves, which in turn provided the funds to expand the Great Mosque of Cordoba.^[3]

Death and Assessment [edit]

Hisham died in 796 C.E. after rule of eight years.^[4] He was only forty years old at the time of his death. He was a prototype of Umar II, and strove to establish the Islamic way of life. He lived a simple life and avoided regal show and ostentation. He was a God-fearing man and was known for his impartial justice and sound administration. After his death, 'Abd Allah returned from exile and claimed Valencia and Suleiman claimed Tangiers against Hisham's son, al-Hakam I.^[5]

References [edit]

^ Roger Collins, Caliphs and Kings: Spain 796-1031, (Blackwell Publishing, 2012), 23.
^ Roger Collins, Caliphs and Kings: Spain 796-1031, 29.
^ Hisham I, D.M. Dunlop, The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Vol.III,ed. B. Lewis, V.L. Menage, C. Pellat and J. Schacht, (E.J. Brill, 1986), 495.
^ Roger Collins, Caliphs and Kings: Spain 796-1031, 30.
^ Roger Collins, Caliphs and Kings: Spain 796-1031, 30.

Hisham I of Córdoba Banu Umayyah Cadet branch of the Banu Quraish
Preceded by Abd ar-Rahman I	Emir of Cordoba 788–796	Succeeded by al-Hakam I

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Caliphs of Damascus (661–750)	Muawiya 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 ar-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 Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir^[H] Abd ar-Rahman IV 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