@article{article_1135703, title={International Relations and Creating Caliphal Image in the Palace of Medinat’al Zahra in Andalusia}, journal={Seleucia}, pages={95–110}, year={2022}, author={Özkan Altınöz, Meltem}, keywords={Endülüs arkeolojisi, İslam ikonografisi, III. Abdurrahman, Medinetü’z Zehra.}, abstract={International diplomacy was an important phenomenon in the history of Islam with the states they established in both the eastern and western territories. Th e archaeological records of the Andalusian Umayyad State, which was established in the Iberian Peninsula as a continuation of the Umayyad dynasty who could not survive in Syria not only sheds light on the fl amboyant Islamic history in this region, but also reveals the eff ective role of the diplomacy channel and the caliphate position in this diplomacy of its period. Abd al-Rahman III, the fi rst caliph of the Iberian Peninsula (891-961), after years of Islamic domination in Andalusia, stabilized his power politically and militarily in the Iberian Peninsula. He was recognized for his strong management and successful initiatives in international relations. Abd al-Rahman III transformed the emirate of Andalusia into a caliphate, he became the fi rst administrative to receive the title of the caliph in Andalusia. With its half-century domination, he left very important cultural and political footprints in the Iberian Peninsula. As a Caliphal construction of Abd al-Rahman III, the city of Medina’al Zahra in Córdoba was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2018. In this study, how caliphal image was created will be investigated through archeological evidences in Andalusia.}, number={XII}, publisher={Bilgin Kültür Sanat Yayınevi}