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Al-Hakam II succeeded to the Caliphate after the death of his father Abd ar-Rahman III in 961.
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Al-Hakam and II
Bishop Atto was part of the delegation that met with Al-Hakam II of Cordoba, who received him with honor.
In 966, Al-Hakam II, the second Caliph of Córdoba, ordered the destruction of the vineyards, but the inhabitants of Jerez appealed on the grounds that the vineyards also produced raisins to feed the empire's soldiers, and the Caliph spared two-thirds of the vineyards.
The Great Mosque of Córdoba, begun in 785 under the last of the Umayyad caliphs, was enlarged by Al-Hakam II between 961 and 976 to include four domes and a remodeled mihrab.
At the western end of the Mediterranean Sea, during the reign of Al-Hakam II ( 961 to 976 ) in Córdoba, a massive translation effort was undertaken, and many books were translated into Arabic.
Especially after 912, during the reign of Abd-ar-Rahman III and his son, Al-Hakam II, the Jews prospered, devoting themselves to the service of the Caliphate of Cordoba, to the study of the sciences, and to commerce and industry, especially to trading in silk and slaves, in this way promoting the prosperity of the country.
With the death of Al-Hakam II Ibn Abd-ar-Rahman in 976, the Caliphate began to dissolve, and the position of the Jews became more precarious under the various smaller Kingdoms.
Caliph Al-Hakam II died in 976 and Ibn Abi Amir was instrumental in securing the succession of the young Hisham II, aged twelve, to the throne.
Al-Hakam II ( al-Ḥakam II ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān III ; ) ( January 13, 915 – October 16, 976 ) was the second Caliph of Cordoba, in Al-Andalus ( Moorish Iberia, which became part of modern Spain ), and son of Abd-ar-rahman III ( al-Nasir ).
The Fatimids were defeated in Morocco in 974, while Al-Hakam II was able to maintain the supremacy of the Caliphate over the Christian states of Navarre, Castile and Leon.
Al-Hakam and succeeded
Hisham II succeeded his father Al-Hakam II as Caliph of Cordoba in 976 at the age of 10, with his mother Subh and the first minister Jafar al-Mushafi acting as regents.
Al-Hakam and after
Al-Hakam and death
Following Al-Hakam II's death, Al-Mansur had Hakam's library of " ancient science " books destroyed.
Upon the death of the Caliph of Cordoba, Al-Hakam II, in 976, and the succession of his son Hisham II, who had been taught by Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir, the prospects of the Christian kingdoms seemed dim.
Al-Hakam and father
Most notable was the appointment of Marwan ibn al-Hakam, Uthman's first cousin, as his top advisor, which created a stir amongst the Hashmite companions of Muhammad, as Marwan along with his father Al-Hakam ibn Abi al -' As had been permanently exiled from Medina by Muhammad during his lifetime.
Hasdai retained his high position under ' Abd al-Rahman's son and successor, Al-Hakam II, who even surpassed his father in his love for science.
Al-Hakam and Abd
The mosque underwent numerous subsequent changes: Abd ar-Rahman III ordered a new minaret, while Al-Hakam II, in 961, enlarged the building and enriched the mihrab.
Al-Hakam and 961
The memoirs and commentaries of his journey, possibly first presented to the Cordovan caliph Al-Hakam II ( 961 – 76 ), have been lost ; only excerpts by later authors have been preserved, i. e., in Abu Abdullah al-Bakri's Book of Highways and of Kingdoms.
Al-Hakam and .
In his youth he took part in the so-called " massacre of the ditch ", when from 700 to 5, 000 people come to pay homage to the princes who were killed by order of Al-Hakam.
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II and succeeded
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When her husband Otto I died in 973 he was succeeded by their son Otto II, and Adelaide for some years exercised a powerful influence at court.
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It is said that at this time he instituted a perpetual service of praise, known as laus perennis, by which choir succeeded choir, both day and night ( Montalembert, Monks of the West II, 405 ).
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