In the agony of the Omayyad dynasty in
Spain, two princes of the house were proclaimed caliphs for a very short time,
Abd-ar-rahman IV. Mortada (1017
?), and
Abd-ar-rahman V. Mostadir (1023
?-1024
?). Both were the mere puppets of factions, who deserted them at once. Abd-ar-rahman Iv. was murdered in the year in which he was proclaimed, at Guadiz, when fleeing from a battle in which he had been deserted by his supporters. Abd-ar-rahman V. was proclaimed caliph in December 1023
? at Cordova, and murdered in
January 1024
? by a mob of unemployed workmen, headed by one of his own cousins.