Muhammad II al-Mahdi

محمد الثاني المهدي

Muhammad II al-Mahdi, the caliph of the Umayyad of Cordoba caliphate, ruling 1009–1009 CE. 1

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Muhammad II al-Mahdi — Muhammad II al-Mahdi, the caliph of the Umayyad of Cordoba caliphate, ruling 1009–1009 CE. 1 1.

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Ruled over
Caliphate of Córdoba
Successor of
هشام المؤيد بالله
Predecessor of
Sulayman al-Mustain
His reign saw
The Cordoba Strife and the Rising of Ibn Abd al-Jabbar

People and things also explored

The Cordoba Strife and the Rising of Ibn Abd al-Jabbar· هشام المؤيد بالله· Sulayman al-Mustain· Caliphate of Córdoba· Battle of Aqbat al-Bakr· Battle of the Guadiaro River (1010)· Ibn 'Abd al-Barr quits Cordoba after the Berber storming, about 403/1013· Sack of Cordoba (1010)

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  1. al-Bayan al-Mughrib fi Akhbar al-Andalus wa'l-Maghrib — Ibn Idhari
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The Cordoba Strife and the Rising of Ibn Abd al-Jabbar

The Cordoba fitna of 399–400: the Umayyad Muhammad ibn Hisham rose as 'al-Mahdi', hid the caliph Hisham al-Mu'ayyad and buried a Christian lookalike in his name; his uncle Hisham's counter-revolt failed, then Sulayman al-Musta'in marched in with Christian allies, won the great battle (35,000 dead), and took the bay'a while Berbers and Christians sacked the city.