The Umayyad Emirate of Cordoba (Part 04) | 912CE - 976CE

As Emir Abdullah laid on his deathbed, he had one final decision to make. He had to choose his successor. After a lifetime of bad decisions, he finally made a good one. He had four sons who were still alive, but he skipped them all and he named his grandson, Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad to be the next Emir. His grandson, whose father, he had murdered himself. Abd al-Rahman, forever his favourite, an attractive young man, only 21 years of age, with blue eyes and white skin, was to inherit an emirate in disarray. His grandfather’s power reached barely outside the palace’s walls. On 16th of October, 912CE, Emir Abd al-Rahman III ascended to the Emirate.
Additional Facts:
1) Emir Abdullah had married Onneca Fortúnez, who was the princess of the Kingdom of Navarre. Fortun was captured in a battle by Muhammad I, who probably allowed Fortun his freedom on the condition that he marry his daughter to Muhammad’s son, Abdullah.
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[@theyoungottoman3533]

Nice job describing how Abd al-Rahman's early balancing act with the clans allowed him to develop the reputation as a ghazi and internal cohesion required to take a step as momentous as a Caliphal claim. Much of the rise and fall of the Caliphate of Cordoba from here out more often comes down to managing peoples and personalities than decisive battles.

[@franciscomm7675]

Well said

[@gunnarherzog5538]

I do love that you do not only focus on the most visible aspects of history, like conquests and art, but also on administration and especially the economy (including agriculture), which is in my opinion a point far to often overlooked

[@HikmaHistory]

Well-put!

[@historysquad]

I like your content as a non-muslim, your animations are very cool, would pay jizyah again 10/10

[@ilyankhan6795]

I'm here to collect the tax or you could give me your oldest son for the ottoman army

[@historysquad]

oh ok

[@takshashila2995]

oh ok

[@mohssenkassir431]

LOL

[@gandalfthegrey2592]

@@historysquad lol

[@ahmadnisar2705]

Are you going to make a video about Islamic Sicily (the city of Palermo, Roger II of Sicily, Muhammad al-Idrisi, etc.)?

[@AlfonsJQuack]

I can not believe that you dont have more subscribers, your videos are great

[@HikmaHistory]

Been waiting for this one! Was not disappointed.

[@sanasama2209]

Another gem of a clip. Thanks bhaijaan, glad to see that we also can make valuable content with a sane mind.

[@sinjary]

12:01 this is the city of Hama in Syria which i am from, it's also called the city of Norias ( water wheels) , the Noria in the picture as i said is in Hama but in Al-Andalus they copied them and there were many norias in Al-Andalus therefore, some still exist till this day in Spain as far as i know. In Hama there still are 17 norias, you can walk in the city and you would see many of the norias and people take pictures with them.

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Yeah, I mentioned the innovations are from the East that were brought to Spain, including the waterwheel.

[@sinjary]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT i know, thanks for the great work. I just wanted to clear this point for the interested readers, as some may think this specific noria is actually in spain while it's one of the four norias of Bichryat in Hama. Thanks again

[@user-sl9lm3dy2s]

Al-Andalus will return an Islamic one insha Allah Greetings from Egypt

[@ahmedshah9777]

MashahAllah, wonderful content. I love history

[@HVLLOWS1999]

Amazing as always brother!

[@waseemhasan6546]

i think the golden age extends until 1002 , because al-andalus was at its peak during al-manzurs (mohammed ibn abi amer) rule. But good video , amazing animation and i love the map. Keep up the good work.

[@the_major]

Really liking this series a lot. Keep up the good work amigo!

[@usamaali736]

man, I love your content. Just asked a friend to get the kids in his school on this stuff.

[@apalahartisebuahnama7684]

12:52 when your bromance surpass to another level you named your wife after him.

[@billbir6113]

Amazing job bro. I learned a lot from the series about Al-Andalus

[@royriley6282]

You keep making videos and I'll keep watching them. Getting details here I don't hear anywhere else on youtube.

[@filhanislamictv8712]

All three Abdulrahman were awesome

[@mobiggcro]

Ma sh allah ❤️

[@abdirashidlohos9166]

Masha Allah this is a very beautiful video. How can you do this?

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Ummm... What are you asking?

[@abdirashidlohos9166]

I mean the animation it's very good

[@hijabnaqvi4432]

Brother asked a very beautiful question.

[@basselahmed5046]

Did you inspired the name of the channel (AL Muqaddimah ) from Ibn Khaldoun ??

[@historysquad]

Yeah he did

[@aurangzebbabur1726]

Interesting video, even if you didn't talk in detail about the help brought by Abd ar-Rahmane to his aunt Toda of Pamplona and Sancho the Fat of León. Also, what are al-Hakam's attraction to men sources ?

[@myakun830]

Yeah, I want to know the sources to.

[@walidcherradi1965]

What software you use to animate your videos ?

[@zaheermalik2646]

You didn't even mentioned people like Abul Qasim al-Zahrawi, the father of modern surgery while you still mentioned ibn Firnas.

[@mohssenkassir431]

Hey, I would like to do research on Al-Andalus myself, especially the more intellectual side (ibn rushd, ibn tufayl, etc.). Do you have any good book/source recommendations? Keep up the awesome videos dude

[@REDDEADANDGTACLUB]

Read the books of these intellectuals (many of them published books).

[@laenorvelaryon5835]

I'm guessing you're going to branch the reign of Almanzor next, and after that the fall of the caliphate of Cordoba, Please when you get to the Andalusian civil war try to describe it in detail, most sources say that after the death of Almanzor, Al andalus fell into a civil war and the caliphate fragmented, or decribe it as merely a berber revolt which is very inaccurate, it was a 30 year long civil war and I'd like more details please, I only ever found one french article that goes into the details, and even that was vague enough, thanks.

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

It wasn't a Berber Revolt, obviously. It's a fascinating period, in my view. I'll cover as much as I can.

[@mrsaifulbahari]

Salam/peace from Malaysia,

[@ahmedmuawia2447]

Abdl-Rhman III guide to how to rule El-Andalus like a Boss.

[@fahadullahibnmahmoud4901]

@almuqqadimah bro can you do one on the crusaders and Saladin?

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Soon, InshAllah.

[@myakun830]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT it's too mainstream. Malacca Sultanate maybe? But whatever you do, we'll gladly accept it. May God bless your life and Grant your wishes.

[@tjo6252]

12:43 where did that come from I can't find any scource for it except for the Jaafar part probably just him acting weird.

[@gideonhorwitz9434]

I’m surprised after so many years the Umayyads were content to simple reman in quasi exile ruling Spain. The dynasty had been given a new lease in life by Abdul Ramanan yet in his time as Emir he never attempted to march back to Damascus or at least claim North Africa. And seemingly no action from his heirs to over throw the Abbasids or encourage pro Umayyad rebellions especially when the caliphate became unstable. logically it’s difficult to march a army from Spain through the Maghreb conquer Egypt without encoring significant loses and take the holy land and the Levant all while the local population may not be happy with the Umayyad return. At the same time the Abbasid revolution and the near slaughter of the Umayyad family would have simply traumatized the survivors enough that they were simply content ruling their domain in Andalusia physically separate from the rest of the Islamic world that would see them dead.

[@dante9148]

wow love your map

[@madhegelian4816]

A bit disappointed you didn't talk about Almanzour enough at the reign of Hisham II he was probably the greatest ruler after Abd ar rahman I and III.

[@ktmediamyanmar]

(Emir Abdullah had married Onneca Fortunez, who was the princess of the kingdom of Navarre. Fortunez was captured in the battle of Mohammad I, who probably allowed Foutne his freedom on the condition that he marry his daughter to Muhammad's son, Abdullah) This statement is also wrong!!!!!

[@Ealdorman_of_Mercia]

So interesting.. Spain could have become Al-Andalus a muslim state and to this date it would have replaced the Spain we know today.

[@bosbanon3452]

Banu Qassi and Ibn Quthiyah?

[@hamarta1006]

A child ruler usually messed a "golden" era (its not the child's fault, but the court intrigue is to blame)

[@zas3141]

I had to google WHO thanos was...

[@meowung9848]

First

[@Solon1581]

Wait, was it really that expensive to control the Maghreb from Al Andalus? So expensive that it was too much for even stupid rich Cordoba? I find that a bit hard to believe.

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Yeah, highly non-urbanized region with nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes who weren't happy with an external force trying to instill their authority on them. Basically, modern-day Afghanistan or Pakistan's province of Baluchistan.

[@amazigh8776]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT like the citys of walili nekor tangier fes meknes anfa tamense sijilmassa etc non urbanized? Yeah right the berbers are difficult to control and another thing 90% of the taifas in andalus are from berber descent you are to trying to paint am arab andalus that not even existed even the spanish who hated the berbers admitted that..

[@HVLLOWS1999]

Have you ever tried coring the Maghred in EU4 its rediculous!

[@valonyaver600]

Even the French didn't control the whole Maghreb until the 1940's because the rural areas were very hard to control

[@mohssenkassir431]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT Do you have any idea when the berbers urbanized and embraced mainstream Islam? I would guess during the Almoravids and Almohads

[@netstomb8707]

So Al hakam was what you call it those day I kind forget

[@ktmediamyanmar]

"His father was the grandson of the King of Navarre, King Fortun Garces" Who is His Father? means Abdul Rahman's Father?

[@adamnesico]

Yes

[@takshashila2995]

umayyad

[@historysquad]

Abbasid >:(

[@HVLLOWS1999]

Rashidun!

[@jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901]

Ottoman

[@mdzarifalhasan5707]

Mughal

[@abuqadr629]

All of them ❤️

[@mr-Skeptik4467]

Really ? The Fatimids in the Maghreb ?

[@SI-du4jt]

Did he say Abdurahman was attracted to men?

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

No, I said al-Hakam was attracted to men but yeah, now that you mentioned it, Abd al-Rahman was as well.

[@iliass2313]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT 😂😂

[@thembx8447]

0:45 I dont know if you're muslim but in Islam it's bad to give a physical representation to God.

[@thembx8447]

​@@Hamid_Lightworker I do not talk about the statue. Pause in that moment you will see a painting who peelled the ananas.

[@ajwadfida2105]

dont know but all the abdur rahman s of cordoba are just too similar and wise chalips i must say

[@NL-tq1yr]

I wonder what was happening in the other Muslim world that this channel don't seem to cover. What is going on in the Muslim world east to Iran? The Turkish Stan countries, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan?

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Dude. The channel is less than a year old. Give me time. I'll cover it all.

[@HVLLOWS1999]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT Fo real.

[@takshashila2995]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT Make these things on Indian battles in Hindu or Urdu and boom your channel will explode. No, one in India or Pakistan or Bangladesh makes this. For starters, the Third Battle of Panipat could be a good choice because a new Bollywood movie will release on it this December. But make in Hindi or Urdu so that everyone can understand and release it somewhere around November after the trailer of the film releases. All Indian channels are expanding without doing anything. Tseries

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

@@takshashila2995 I really don't wanna go into anything with Urdu and Hindi. I don't want that kind of audience on my channel.

[@takshashila2995]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT ok

[@netstomb8707]

Man thank you for the video but I have to tell you abbasid we're Shia

[@ProphetpuppetMtm]

Are you a Muhammadan?

[@zulkifolalif1446]

Are you a pisstian?

[@joeyali8219]

Male Harem.. let's go😜

[@azizbey4334]

I have read many of al-hakam and abdulraman,non of which say that he was gay,unless you're quoting from infidel sources then i would undersrand why you mentioned that. He is a very pious man,he cannot be gay.

[@EM-tx3ly]

No Arab source backs up the homosexuality of two caliphs.....

[@globalviewstv896]

Ummayadh were great

[@TheMrgoodmanners]

the problem with arabs is they retained their bedouin way of govt, of feuding tribal fiefdoms and chieftains and were never able to effectively administer their kingdoms. its why islamic caliphates collapsed so quickly

[@roha1329]

The rulers of many provinces are originated from tribes that heve a settlements. They adobted many Sassanid and Byzantine policies.

[@kareemtheeb1478]

At that time the Arabs were the strongest in the world. Iranians love to lie about history.

[@Peristerygr]

Ι would like to hear what apostate prophet says about it.

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

I absolutely hate that guy. His content isn't for my country (he's banned it from being watched here) but for some reason I still see his videos in my suggestions.

[@fahadullahibnmahmoud4901]

Al Muqaddimah bro ignore the haters such as that guy if it wasn’t for Islam there wouldn’t be any algebra and other scientific stuff but anyway thanks 🙏 for the very knowledgeable sources may allah bless you with your knowledge👍

[@supremelordoftheauspicious2928]

Al Muqaddimah So he wants to make people leave islam yet he bans muslim countries from watching his videos. *lol wtf*

[@fahadullahibnmahmoud4901]

These “ex Muslims” surprise me they claim to be ex Muslims but don’t even understand the basics of Islam such as apostate prophet when he was asked about the five pillars and yesterday’s couldn’t pronounce a companion of the prophet(saw) name right.It just goes to show that people like those are either completed retarded and ignorant or they really earn their money by deceiving the public either way it’s still bigotry.

[@Peristerygr]

@@supremelordoftheauspicious2928 Αlso he practically supports Netaniahu and BJP. So I suppose he mostly want muslims and the nations they belong, to suffer.

[@hasanenesturan5936]

only thing that remained in my mind was he has a male wife