Al-Hakam II

Al-Hakam II
الحکم الثاني
Khalifa
al-Mustanṣir bi-llah
Statue of al-Hakam II, Córdoba
2nd Caliph of Córdoba
Reign15 October 961 – 1 October 976
PredecessorAbd-ar-Rahman III
SuccessorHisham II
Born13 January 915
Córdoba
Died16 October 976(976-10-16) (aged 61)
Córdoba
SpouseSubh
IssueAbd al-Rahman (962–970)[1]
Hisham II (966–1013)
Names
Abū al-ʿĀṣ al-Hakam III ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān
DynastyUmayyad
FatherAbd-ar-Rahman III
MotherMurjan

Al-Hakam II, also known as Abū al-ʿĀṣ al-Mustanṣir bi-Llāh al-Hakam b. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān (أَبُو الْعَاصٍ الْمُسْتَنْصِرِ بِاللهِ الْحَكْمِ بْن عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ; 13 January 915 – 1 October 976), was the Caliph of Córdoba. He was the second Umayyad Caliph of Córdoba in Al-Andalus, and son of Abd-al-Rahman III and Murjan. He ruled from 961 to 976.

  1. ^ Prado-Vilar 1997, p. 23.