Al-Hakam II
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Al-Hakam II was a 10th-century Umayyad caliph of Córdoba renowned for presiding over a cultural and intellectual golden age in Al-Andalus, marked by extensive library collections and patronage of scholars.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Hakam II canonical | 5 |
| Al-Hakam II of Córdoba | 1 |
| Caliph al-Hakam II | 1 |
| al-Hakam II | 1 |
| al-Ḥakam ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1899778 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Al-Hakam II Context triple: [Córdoba (historical), notableRulerAssociated, Al-Hakam II]
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Abd al-Rahman III
Abd al-Rahman III was the 10th-century Umayyad ruler of al-Andalus who transformed his realm into the powerful Caliphate of Córdoba, overseeing a period of political consolidation and cultural flourishing in Islamic Spain.
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B.
Al-Mansur
Al-Mansur was the second Abbasid caliph who consolidated the Abbasid dynasty’s power and established Baghdad as its capital, making it a major political and cultural center of the Islamic world.
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Abd al-Rahman I
Abd al-Rahman I was the founder of the independent Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba in al-Andalus, establishing a powerful Islamic state in Iberia in the 8th century.
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D.
Al-Walid I
Al-Walid I was an Umayyad caliph (r. 705–715) known for major expansions of the Islamic empire and for sponsoring monumental architectural projects, including significant works at the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Great Mosque of Damascus.
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E.
Al-Nasir Muhammad
Al-Nasir Muhammad was a long-reigning and influential Mamluk sultan of Egypt whose rule in the 14th century marked a period of political consolidation and cultural flourishing in the sultanate.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Al-Hakam II Target entity description: Al-Hakam II was a 10th-century Umayyad caliph of Córdoba renowned for presiding over a cultural and intellectual golden age in Al-Andalus, marked by extensive library collections and patronage of scholars.
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A.
Abd al-Rahman III
Abd al-Rahman III was the 10th-century Umayyad ruler of al-Andalus who transformed his realm into the powerful Caliphate of Córdoba, overseeing a period of political consolidation and cultural flourishing in Islamic Spain.
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B.
Al-Mansur
Al-Mansur was the second Abbasid caliph who consolidated the Abbasid dynasty’s power and established Baghdad as its capital, making it a major political and cultural center of the Islamic world.
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C.
Abd al-Rahman I
Abd al-Rahman I was the founder of the independent Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba in al-Andalus, establishing a powerful Islamic state in Iberia in the 8th century.
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D.
Al-Walid I
Al-Walid I was an Umayyad caliph (r. 705–715) known for major expansions of the Islamic empire and for sponsoring monumental architectural projects, including significant works at the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Great Mosque of Damascus.
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E.
Al-Nasir Muhammad
Al-Nasir Muhammad was a long-reigning and influential Mamluk sultan of Egypt whose rule in the 14th century marked a period of political consolidation and cultural flourishing in the sultanate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Caliph
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Historical figure ⓘ Ruler ⓘ Umayyad caliph ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Al-Hakam II
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Hakam II of Córdoba
Al-Hakam II ⓘ
surface form:
al-Ḥakam ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān
|
| birthDate | 915 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Andalusia
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surface form:
Al-Andalus
Córdoba ⓘ |
| capital | Córdoba ⓘ |
| child | Hisham II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Caliphate of Córdoba ⓘ |
| deathDate | 976 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Caliphate of Córdoba
ⓘ
Córdoba ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Umayyad caliphs of Córdoba
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surface form:
Umayyad dynasty of Córdoba
|
| era | 10th century ⓘ |
| father | Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ |
| hasLibrary | Great library of Córdoba ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural golden age in Al-Andalus
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large royal library in Córdoba ⓘ patronage of historians and jurists ⓘ patronage of scholars ⓘ promotion of science and philosophy ⓘ relative internal peace and stability ⓘ support of translations of Greek works into Arabic ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Arabic ⓘ |
| libraryEstimatedVolumes | hundreds of thousands of volumes ⓘ |
| mother | Murjan ⓘ |
| name | Al-Hakam II self-link ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Ibn Masarra’s followers and other philosophers
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jurists of the Maliki school ⓘ poets and literati in Córdoba ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Umayyad caliphs of Córdoba
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surface form:
Caliph of Córdoba
Umayyad caliph of Córdoba ⓘ |
| predecessor | Abd al-Rahman III ⓘ |
| promoted |
astronomy
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collection of manuscripts from the Islamic world ⓘ copying and cataloguing of books ⓘ mathematics ⓘ medicine ⓘ philology ⓘ |
| region | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 976 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 961 ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
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Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| ruledTerritory |
Emirate of Córdoba
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surface form:
Al-Andalus
Caliphate of Córdoba ⓘ |
| spouse | Subh of Córdoba ⓘ |
| successor | Hisham II ⓘ |
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Subject: Al-Hakam II Description of subject: Al-Hakam II was a 10th-century Umayyad caliph of Córdoba renowned for presiding over a cultural and intellectual golden age in Al-Andalus, marked by extensive library collections and patronage of scholars.
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