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Al-Hakam II

915 - 976

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Hakam II is the 2,174th most popular politician (down from 2,005th in 2019), the 165th most popular biography from Spain (up from 169th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Spanish Politician.

Al-hakam II was the second of the four caliphs of the Umayyad dynasty. He is most famous for being the first caliph to be overthrown by the Abbasids, in 750 AD.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Al-Hakam II ranks 2,174 out of 19,576Before him are Werner von Fritsch, Kavad I, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Sweyn II of Denmark, Aden Adde, and Śuddhodana. After him are Euric, Userkaf, António Costa, Gyeongjong of Joseon, Alassane Ouattara, and Elisa Bonaparte.

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Among people born in 915, Al-Hakam II ranks 1After him are Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Al-Mutanabbi, Conrad I, Duke of Swabia, Burchard III, Duke of Swabia, and Leo Phokas the Younger. Among people deceased in 976, Al-Hakam II ranks 3Before him are John I Tzimiskes, and Emperor Taizu of Song. After him are Theophano, Pietro IV Candiano, and Helen of Zadar.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Al-Hakam II ranks 165 out of 3,355Before him are Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881), Mariana Victoria of Spain (1718), Ferdinand I of Aragon (1380), Paco Rabanne (1934), Gaius Julius Hyginus (-64), and Ferdinand I of Naples (1423). After him are Joaquín Sorolla (1863), Alfonso XI of Castile (1311), John II of Aragon (1398), Berengaria of Navarre (1165), Carmen Amaya (1913), and José Antonio Primo de Rivera (1903).

Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Al-Hakam II ranks 53Before him are Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713), James II of Aragon (1267), John II of Castile (1405), Amaro Pargo (1678), Ferdinand I of Aragon (1380), and Ferdinand I of Naples (1423). After him are Alfonso XI of Castile (1311), John II of Aragon (1398), José Antonio Primo de Rivera (1903), Henry II of Castile (1334), Alfonso II of Aragon (1157), and Abd al-Rahman II (788).