Subh of Córdoba

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Subh of Córdoba was a powerful Basque-born concubine-turned-consort and political figure in 10th-century Umayyad al-Andalus, who wielded significant influence as the mother of Caliph Hisham II and de facto regent at the Cordoban court.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Subh of Córdoba canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf concubine ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
political figure ⓘ
regent ⓘ
royal consort ⓘ
woman ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Aurora (in some sources) ⓘ
Sobha ⓘ
Subh ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 10th century ⓘ
child Abd al-Rahman (son of Subh of Córdoba) ⓘ
Hisham II ⓘ
convertedTo Islam ⓘ
countryOfActivity Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba ⓘ
countryOfBirth Kingdom of Pamplona ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Navarre
courtRole concubine of Al-Hakam II ⓘ
favorite consort of Al-Hakam II ⓘ
dateOfBirth 10th century ⓘ
dateOfDeath after 999 ⓘ
dynasty Umayyad dynasty of Córdoba ⓘ
endOfRegency late 980s ⓘ
era Caliphate of Córdoba ⓘ
ethnicity Basque ⓘ
influenced Almanzor ⓘ
knownFor acting as regent for Hisham II ⓘ
patronage of Almanzor ⓘ
political influence in Umayyad al-Andalus ⓘ
languageSpoken Arabic ⓘ
Romance language of Navarre ⓘ
memberOf Umayyad court of Córdoba ⓘ
motherOf Abd al-Rahman (son of Subh of Córdoba) ⓘ
Hisham II ⓘ
occupation court official ⓘ
political advisor ⓘ
partner Al-Hakam II ⓘ
placeOfActivity Córdoba ⓘ
placeOfBirth Navarre ⓘ
politicalAlly Almanzor ⓘ
positionHeld de facto regent of Córdoba ⓘ
mother of the caliph ⓘ
regencyFor Hisham II ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
residence Córdoba ⓘ
Medina Azahara ⓘ
spouse Al-Hakam II ⓘ
startOfRegency 976 ⓘ
title sayyida ⓘ
umm walad ⓘ
workedWith Almanzor ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Al-Hakam II → spouse → Subh of Córdoba ⓘ
Hisham II → mother → Subh of Córdoba ⓘ