Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi

Abdallah (Arabic: عبد الله بن محمد, ʿ Abd Allāh ibn Muḥammad DMG ) ( † 912) was seventh Emir of Córdoba ( 888-912 ).

After the death of al - Mundhir before Bobastro Abdallah took over the 888 rule in the Emirate of Córdoba. The uprisings and revolts against the Umayyad widened first. So lost already 889 Murcia and Valencia, and in Ronda and Sevilla other members of the Umayyad clan made ​​independently. On top of that broke out due to the chaos of war a severe economic crisis in Andalusia. In this situation, Umar ibn Hafsun had to be officially recognized as the governor of Granada. 895, there was a revolt of his son Muhammad, who had to be put down in heavy fighting. At times, controlled Abdallah only the outskirts of Córdoba.

The height of the crisis was reached when Abdallah to 900 the supremacy of Alfonso III. had to acknowledge of Asturias on Spain. However, Alfonso undertook III. of Asturias, a campaign against Umar ibn Hafsun, where he taught several heavy defeats. However, this led to the resistance of the Muslim clergy to be the vassal of a Christian king Abdallah accused.

Abdallah succeeded but increasingly, in the individual provinces play the insurgents against each other and to strengthen its position. When he still could ally with the Banu Khaldun himself, Umar ibn Hafsun was largely isolated in the south.

After the death of Abdallah ( 912), his grandson Abd ar -Rahman III was. Emir of Córdoba and led the kingdom from the crisis and to a new peak.