Accession of Emir Abd al-Rahman II of Córdoba

Name: Accession of Emir Abd al-Rahman II of Córdoba
Start: 822
End: 852

Type Event Region Europe Time 822–852

In 822 Abd al-Rahman II acceded in Córdoba and ruled the Emirate of Al-Andalus until 852, expanding the capital, consolidating power and promoting li…

Timeline

822Córdoba · Al-AndalusSucceeding his father al-Hakam I, Abd al-Rahman II formally took the throne of the Emirate of Al-Andalus in Córdoba, beginning a thirty-year reign and immediately setting about reforming the administration and army to consolidate Umayyad local rule.
830–850Córdoba · Al-AndalusAbd al-Rahman II expanded buildings such as the Great Mosque of Córdoba and the palace of al-Rusafa, recruited poets and scholars, and promoted Arabic literature and court etiquette, making Córdoba one of the most vibrant Islamic cultural centers in Western Europe.

Sources

ʿAbd al-Raḥmān II https://www.britannica.com/biography/Abd-al-Rahman-II
A History of Islamic Spain — W. Montgomery Watt, Pierre Cachia (1996)