Abd al-Rahman II

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Abd al-Rahman II was an Umayyad emir of Córdoba (r. 822–852) known for consolidating Muslim rule in al-Andalus and fostering a flourishing court culture of arts, architecture, and learning.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Umayyad emir ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
ruler ⓘ
architecturalActivity expansion of the Great Mosque of Córdoba ⓘ
birthDate 792 ⓘ
broughtToCourt Ziryab ⓘ
burialPlace Córdoba ⓘ
capital Córdoba ⓘ
countryRuled Emirate of Córdoba ⓘ
culturalContribution promotion of music at the Cordoban court ⓘ
support for Arabic poetry in al-Andalus ⓘ
deathDate 852 ⓘ
dynasty Umayyad dynasty of al-Andalus ⓘ
era 9th century ⓘ
father al-Hakam I ⓘ
governmentType hereditary monarchy ⓘ
house Umayyad ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad Caliphate
knownFor diplomatic contacts with the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
diplomatic contacts with the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
diplomatic contacts with the Carolingian Empire ⓘ
strengthening central authority over frontier regions ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
legacy foundation for later political and cultural peak of al-Andalus ⓘ
militaryConflict Viking raid on Seville in 844 ⓘ
campaigns against Christian kingdoms in the north of the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
mother Murchana ⓘ
name Abd al-Rahman II ⓘ
notableFor consolidation of Muslim rule in al-Andalus ⓘ
development of court culture in al-Andalus ⓘ
encouragement of learning and scholarship ⓘ
patronage of arts and literature ⓘ
promotion of architecture in Córdoba ⓘ
patronOf Ziryab ⓘ
placeOfBirth Toledo ⓘ
placeOfDeath Córdoba ⓘ
policy centralization of administration in the Emirate of Córdoba ⓘ
encouragement of agricultural development in al-Andalus ⓘ
positionHeld Emir of Córdoba ⓘ
linked to: Amir of Córdoba
predecessor al-Hakam I ⓘ
regionRuled al-Andalus ⓘ
linked to: Al-Andalus
regnalName Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hakam ⓘ
linked to: Abd al-Rahman II
reignEnd 852 ⓘ
reignStart 822 ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
responseToEvent fortification of coastal defenses after Viking raid of 844 ⓘ
successor Muhammad I of Córdoba ⓘ
linked to: Amir of Córdoba
successorState Caliphate of Córdoba ⓘ
title Amir al-Mu'minin (in some sources) ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin

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Great Mosque of Córdoba → expandedBy → Abd al-Rahman II ⓘ
Umayyad relatives → hasNotableMember → Abd al-Rahman II ⓘ
Emirate of Córdoba → notableRuler → Abd al-Rahman II ⓘ
Abd al-Rahman II → name → Abd al-Rahman II ⓘ
Abd al-Rahman II → regnalName → Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hakam ⓘ
linked to: Abd al-Rahman II
al-Hakam I → successor → ʿAbd al-Raḥmān II ⓘ
linked to: Abd al-Rahman II
al-Hakam I → child → ʿAbd al-Raḥmān II ⓘ
linked to: Abd al-Rahman II
Alcazaba of Mérida → commissionedBy → ʿAbd al-Raḥmān II ⓘ
linked to: Abd al-Rahman II