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Hisham II

Type Figure Region Iberia Time 976–1013 Also known as Hisham al-Mamun

Umayyad caliph of Córdoba, born in 976 and acceding the same year; from childhood he nominally ruled al-Andalus under the regent al-Mansur and his so…

Timeline

  1. 976–1002Córdoba · CórdobaHisham II acceded as a child, with real power held by the chancellor al-Mansur. In 1001–1002 al-Andalus still maintained military superiority over the Christian states, but royal authority had become highly hollowed out.
  2. 1002–1009Córdoba · CórdobaAfter al-Mansur's death his son al-Muzaffar took over governance; between 1003 and 1009 factional struggles in the court of Córdoba under Hisham's nominal rule intensified, and in 1009 Hisham was deposed, triggering the era of taifa fragmentation in al-Andalus.
  3. 1009–1013Córdoba · CórdobaAfter being deposed in 1009 Hisham went into exile, briefly restored in 1010, and deposed again shortly after. He died in Córdoba in 1013, marking the effective end of the unified Umayyad caliphal system in al-Andalus.

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