At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
Abd al-Rahman II ibn al-Hakam, the fifth of the Umayyad amirs in Cordoba, who ruled between 206 and 238 AH according to the data. 2
In his days
In 206 AH the singer Ziryab came to him from Iraq; he went out himself to receive him and kept him near, and he transmitted the craft of singing to al-Andalus. 2
In 230 AH the Majus entered Seville; the Muslims fought them and burned some of their ships, and they moved to Shadhuna, then Labla, then Beja, then Ashbuna. The amir ordered what they had damaged repaired. 3
In 231 AH he sent armies to Galicia, which besieged Leon and bombarded it with catapults. In 229 AH his son Muhammad fell upon the polytheists at Pamplona and killed its lord Garsiya. 4
The date of his death in the data is approximate and derived from the length of his governorship; a second source is needed.
Connections
- Ruled over
- Cordoba
- Participated in
- Abd al-Rahman II enlarges the mosque· Majus landing at Seville, 230 AH
People and things also explored
Great Mosque of Córdoba· Library of the Córdoba Palace· The battle of al-Arak (Alarcos)· Conquest of Cordoba· Alfonso's Siege of Cordoba and Its Submission to the Almohads· The enemy's capture of Cordoba· The battle of al-Rabad· The Rabad fitna in Cordoba
Sources
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , pp. 380–382
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p. 380
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p. 382
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , pp. 381–382
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Abd al-Rahman II ibn al-Hakam”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abd-al-rahman-ii-andalusi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.