Hisham III, the brother of Abd ar-Rahman IV, was chosen as Caliph after long negotiations between the governors of the border regions and the people of Córdoba. He could not enter Córdoba until 1029 as the city was occupied by the Berber armies of the Hammudids.
Although he tried to consolidate the Caliphate, the raising of taxes (to pay for mosques amongst other things) led to heavy opposition from the Muslim clerics. After the murder of his Vizier al-Hakam by a conspiracy of Cordoban Patricians, Hisham was imprisoned. He managed to escape, but died in exile in 1036 in Balaguer.
After the Caliphate fell with the overthrow of Hisham III in 1031, the Caliphate's land holdings—already much diminished from its height in power just 100 years past—devolved into a number of militarily weak but culturally advanced taifas.
hisham, córdoba, hisham, arabic, هشام, الثالث, full, المعتد, بالله, هشام, بن, محمد, last, umayyad, ruler, andalus, arab, iberia, 1026, 1031, last, person, hold, title, caliph, córdoba, hisham, muhammad, malik, هشام, بن, محمد, بن, عبد, الملكlast, 11th, caliph, . Hisham III Arabic هشام الثالث in full المعتد بالله هشام بن محمد was the last Umayyad ruler in the Al Andalus Arab Iberia 1026 1031 and the last person to hold the title Caliph of Cordoba Hisham bin Muhammad bin Abd al Malik هشام بن محمد بن عبد الملكLast and 11th Caliph of CordobaReign1026 1031PredecessorMuhammad IIISuccessorTitle extinctBorn973Died1036 aged 62 63 BalaguerNamesHisham bin Muhammad bin Abd al Malik bin Abd al Rahman bin MuhammadDynastyUmayyadFatherMuhammad bin Abd al Malik bin Abd ar Rahman IIIMother AtebReligionSunni IslamHisham III the brother of Abd ar Rahman IV was chosen as Caliph after long negotiations between the governors of the border regions and the people of Cordoba He could not enter Cordoba until 1029 as the city was occupied by the Berber armies of the Hammudids Although he tried to consolidate the Caliphate the raising of taxes to pay for mosques amongst other things led to heavy opposition from the Muslim clerics After the murder of his Vizier al Hakam by a conspiracy of Cordoban Patricians Hisham was imprisoned He managed to escape but died in exile in 1036 in Balaguer After the Caliphate fell with the overthrow of Hisham III in 1031 the Caliphate s land holdings already much diminished from its height in power just 100 years past devolved into a number of militarily weak but culturally advanced taifas External links editHisham III of CordobaUmayyads of CordobaCadet branch of the Umayyad dynasty Died 1036Preceded byMuhammad III Caliph of Cordoba1026 1031 Succeeded byAbu l Ḥazm Jahwar bin Muḥammad as Custodian of Cordoba Titles in pretenceNew title Umayyad Leader1031 1036 Title extinct nbsp This biographical article about a person notable in connection with Islam is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hisham III of Cordoba amp oldid 1176289485, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
