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	Al-Hakam II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Fatimids were defeated in Morocco in 974, while Al-Hakam II was able to maintain the supremacy of the the Caliphate over the Christian states of Navarre, Castile and Leon.
		Al-Hakam II succeeded to the Caliphate after the death of his father Abd ar-Rahman III in 961.
		He was succeeded by his son, Hisham II al-Mu'ayad, who was a nominal ruler under the hajib al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Al-Hakam_II

	Mu'awiya ben AL-MUGHIRA - ALAIN II, King of the Bretons
		/- al-Hakam (I), Emir of Cordoba /- 'Abd-ar-Rahman II AL-MUTAWASSIT, Emir of Cordoba
		\- KHAZRAF /- al-Hakam (I), Emir of Cordoba 'Abd-ar-Rahman II AL-MUTAWASSIT, Emir of Cordoba \- HALAWAH
		Ancestors of al-Hakam II AL-MUSTANSIR, Caliph of Cordoba
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~dphaner/HTML/people/p000000k.htm

	al-Hakam II
		In order to secure the favour of his influential community, Ibn Abi Amir went so far as to have the books in al-Hakam II's library which they judged heretical (in particular the scientific works) publicly burned.
		Al-Hakam had just one son, born of a Basque mother when he was already of advanced age.
		His close relationship with the conservative legal profession in Cordova were the foundations of his rapid rise to power.
	www.idir.net /~suede/successor4.html

	ME3201 - Cronology
		Abd al-Rahman I (756-788), Hisham I (788-796), al-Hakam I (796-822), Abd al-Rahman II (822-852), Muhammad I (852-886), al-Mundhir (886-888), Abd al-Rahman III (912-961).
		Sons of Fernando I: Sancho II of C astile (1065-1072), Alfonso VI of Leon (1065-1109), Garcia of Galicia (1065-11071); Urraca of Castile and Leon (1109-1126), Alfonso VII of Castile and Leon (1126-1157), Fernando III (1217-52), Alfonso X (1252-84).
		Pedro III, Alfonso II, Jaime II, Alfonso IV,...
	www.st-andrews.ac.uk /~histweb/medhist/pascua/spain/chronol.html

	Armies
		), Al-Hakam II (961-976), and the vizier Al-Mansur (976-1002) (Kennedy, 1996).
		The Caliph Muhammad II (1008-1010) was opposed by the Berber generals, and most, but not all, of the Slavs abandoned him to pursue their own political aims (Kennedy, 1996).
		Berbers mercenary/immigrants were being employed throughout the history of Al-Andalus, however, there were particular bursts of recruitment: under Abd al-Rahman II ( 822-852
	www.balagan.org.uk /war/0711/armies.htm

	The Arabic house of Islam
		Ismail, Iman of Seville al-Hakam II, Caliph of Cordoba
	www.compapp.dcu.ie /~humphrys/FamTree/Islam

	Early Medieval Period
		al-Rahman's caliphate and that of his successor, al-Hakam II (961-976), mark the high point of Muslim rule in the West.
		A rebellion in Toledo was quelled by Amrus Ibn Yusuf, the governor appointed by Caliph al Hakam.
		al -Hashasheen, members of a secretive, fiercely militant sect with roots in the Ismaili Shiite tradition, appeared in Iran and Syria.
	www.nmhschool.org /tthornton/mehistorydatabase/early_medieval_periods.htm

	Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia :: IKIM
		Al-Hakam II did not stop at collecting rare books and manuscripts, he made it a point to read all these published materials.
		The palace of Al-Hakam II was occupied by many people working as copiers and binders of books and manuscripts.
		Al-Hakam II would despatch his ambassadors to these centres, to either purchase or make copies of manuscripts and books.
	www.ikim.gov.my /bm/media/2003-nst/arc03-nst12.htm

	History of Islamic Science - The time of abu-l-wafa
		Astrologers: The main astrologers were al-Qabisi in Syria and Rabi ibn Zaid in Spain; the latter was a Christian, Bishop of Cordova under al-Hakam II.
		He was Bishop of Cordova and Elvira under al-Hakam II.
		Physician to the Spanish Umayyad Hisham II, Mu'aiyad billah, caliph from 976 to 1009.
	www.levity.com /alchemy/islam16.html

	Hisham II - Enpsychlopedia
		Hisham II Hisham II was the third Caliph of Cordoba, of the Umayyad dynasty.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/Hisham_II

	Kevorkian Center - Andalusia
		For example, the additions to the Great Mosque of Cordoba, which were undertaken by Al-Hakam II included the building of an elaborate dome.
		The Mihrab and the Dome, Al-Hakam II's Addition to the Great Mosque of Cordoba, Mid-10th c.
		This may indicate that Al-Hakam undertook particular additions to the mosque in Cordoba in a way that linked the Islamic traditions of Andalusia to those of the eastern domains of Islam.
	www.nyu.edu /gsas/program/neareast/test_site/andalusia/1_p5_text.html

	Islamic Information
		Abd al-Rahman III (912-961) was the primus inter pares of
		Yazid II (720- 724), the third of the sons, suffered a violent outburst
		was a hedonist who through his hatred and persecution of al-
	islamicinformation.blogspot.com

	IslÄmic Spain: Al-Andalus
		Watt considers the reign of al-Hakam II to be the zenith of al-Andalus as a Muslim area.
		After al-Hakam II, the Umayyad dynasty in Spain which had already far outlasted the one in the central caliphate, began to decline.
		Of the Umayyads, âAbd-al-RahmÄn III and al-Hakam II were historically the most important.
	journals.aol.com /bmiller224/OldHickorysWeblog/entries/2717

	Muslim Contributions to Science, Philosophy, and the Arts
		A famous surgeon in his time, at the court of Caliph al- Hakam II, students and patients flocked to him from the Muslim world and Europe.
		Abu al-Hassan al Haitham (965-1039 AD) was one of the most eminent physicists, whose contribution to optics and the scientific method were great.
		Ibn Sina's philosophical encyclopedia Kitab al- Shifa was a monumental work, embodying a vast field of knowledge from philosophy to science.
	www.jannah.org /articles/contrib.html

	: : [ University of Leicester Islamic Society ] : : : : : : : :
		When Hisham II succeeded his father al-Hakam II he was only a small boy and thus al-Mansur (formerly the vizier) effectively became the ruler.
		After Abd ar-Rahman III came al-Hakam II who distanced himself from Cordoba, residing at Zahra and delegating to his vizier ibn Abi Amir (who later usurped power as al-Mansur).
		Succeeded by Hisham II, behind whom the hajib (Secretary of State) Ibn Abi Amir (Al-Mansur) ruled, usurping power.
	www.leicesterisoc.org /ARTICLES/muslimspain/muslimspain.htm

	Heritage
		When Øisdai became attached to al-Hakam II, gaining his highest regard for professional ability, his great talent, and his culture, he was able to procure through him the works of the Jews in the East which he desired.
		The Jewish physician Øasdai Ibn Shaprut (905-975) was an official in the court of the Umayyad Caliph of Spain based in Córdoba, serving as a diplomatic representative for the Caliphs Abd al-Raøman III and al-Hakam II.
		He was the first to open for Andalusian Jewry the gates of their [i.e., Muslim] science of jurisprudence, chronology, and other subjects.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/heritage/episode4/documents/documents_1.html

	Umayyad Spain
		The caliphate of al-Hakam II (961-976) marked the high point of Islamic civilization in Muslim Spain (initiated by the exiled Umayyad caliph Abd al-Rahman in 756).
		The library of al-Hakam II, a bibliophile of the first rank and perhaps the most scholarly of all Muslim caliphs, contained some 400,000 volumes (while the Swiss abbey of St. Gall had only about 600 books).
		It became a palace for Abd al-Rahman II in the ninth century.
	www.nmhschool.org /tthornton/mehistorydatabase/umayyad_spain.htm

	hisham
		Mohammed II succeeds Hisham II as caliph of Cordoba.
		Inheriting the caliphate from his brother Yazid II, Hisham was ruling an emperor with many different problems...
		In 743, the death of the Umayyad Caliph Hisham provoked the a civil war in the Islamic...
	www.wikisearch.net /hisham

	Muslim Rulers
		Son of Idris I. Mohamed II (1055 to 1057).
	www.balagan.org.uk /war/0711/rulers_muslim.htm

	ABU AL-QASIM AL-ZAHRAVI
		Al-Zahravi was the inventor of several surgical instruments, of which three are notable: (i) an instrument for internal examination of the ear, (ii) an instrument for internal inspection of the urethra, and (iii) and instrument for applying or removing foreign bodies from the throat.
		He specialized in curing disease by cauterization and applied the technique to as many as 50 different operations.
		Contrary to the view that the Muslims fought shy of surgery, Al-Zahravi's Al-Tasrif provided a monumental collection for this branch of applied science.
	www.famousmuslims.com /ABU%20AL-QASIM%20AL-ZAHRAVI.htm

	The Hutchinson Dictionary of World History: al-Hakam II (died 976)@ HighBeam Research
		The Hutchinson Dictionary of World History: al-Hakam II (died 976)@ HighBeam Research
		He won many victories against the Christians and extended the influence of Islam.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:28758870&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf

	Nahj al-Balaghah
		Although his father al-Hakam ibn Abi al-`As had accepted Islam at the time of the fall of Mecca but his behaviour and activities were very painful to the Prophet.
		Amir al-mu'minin said about Marwan ibn al-Hakam at Basrah.
		Consequently, the Prophet cursed him and his descendants and said, "Woe will befall my people from the progeny of this man." At last in view of his increasing intrigues the Prophet externed him from Medina towards the valley of Wajj (in Ta'if) and Marwan also went with him.
	www.al-islam.org /nahj/73.htm

	Abu al-Qasim
		Al-Qasim was a doctor for Spanish King Al-Hakam-II (Western Umayyad Caliph al-Hakam II).
		His name first appears in the writings of Abu Muhammad bin Hazm (993-1064), who describes him as a great surgeon of Moorish Spain.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/A/Abu-al-Qasim.htm

	SOAS: The Brunei Galleries: Islamic Art & Patronage: CARVED MARBLE CAPITAL
		912-61) and continued by his son al-Hakam II (r.
		This marble capital belongs to a series of hundreds of columns made for the royal palace at Madinat al-Zahra near Córdoba begun in 936 by Caliph Abd al-Rahman III (r.
		The surface of the capital is divided into horizontal registers and is entirely covered with deeply carved floral motifs.
	www.soas.ac.uk /gallery/Previous/IslamicPatronage/23.html

	Islam Genealogy 2
		Hisham II (al-Mu'ayyad), 1st reign, 976 - 1009.
	www.aoti76.dsl.pipex.com /islam_gen2.htm

	I29714: al-Hakam II AL-MUSTANSIR Caliph of Cordoba (____ - 0976)
		I29714: al-Hakam II AL-MUSTANSIR Caliph of Cordoba (____ - 0976)
	www.gbso.net /actor/d0058/I29714.html

	Medicine and Health
		He was a famous surgeon at the court of Caliph al-Hakam II in Baghdad.
		Abul Qasim al-Zahrawi (963-1013 AD) is known as Albucasis to the West.
	www.sfusd.k12.ca.us /schwww/sch618/Medicine/Medicine_and_Health.html

	Kevorkian - Andalusia
		A.D. Al-Hakam II's Addition to the Great Mosque of
		A.D. Mihrab and Dome: al-Hakam II's Addition to the Great Mosque of
		A.D. The Alhambra, II: "Court of the Lions", 14th and 15th c.
	www.nyu.edu /gsas/program/neareast/test_site/andalusia/1_index_lowend.html

	Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg1432 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		al-Hakam II AL-MUSTANSIR [ Parents ] died 976.
	www.peterwestern.f9.co.uk /maximilia/pafg1432.htm

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