Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir

E360772

Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir was a powerful 10th-century Andalusian statesman and de facto ruler of the Caliphate of Córdoba, renowned for his military campaigns and political dominance under the Umayyad caliphs.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Al-Mansur 1
Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir canonical 1
Al-Mansur bi-llah 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Andalusian historical figure
de facto ruler
military leader
statesman
alsoKnownAs Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir
surface form: Al-Mansur

Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir
surface form: Al-Mansur bi-llah

Almanzor
birthDate c. 938
birthPlace near Algeciras
birthRegion Al-Andalus
surface form: al-Andalus
built Medina Azahara
surface form: palace-city of Madinat al-Zahira near Córdoba
causeOfDeath illness during campaign in the north
child Abd al-Malik al-Muzaffar
Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo
controlled state administration of the Caliphate of Córdoba
countryOfActivity Caliphate of Córdoba
culture Andalusian
deathDate 1002
deathPlace Medinaceli
deathRegion northern Iberian Peninsula
deFactoRulerOf Caliphate of Córdoba
dynastyFounded Amirid dynasty
era 10th century
early 11th century
ethnicOrigin Arab
fullName Abu Aamir Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Aamir
historicalReputation symbol of military might in late Umayyad al-Andalus
language Arabic
ledCampaignAgainst County of Barcelona
Castile
surface form: Kingdom of Castile

Kingdom of León
Kingdom of Navarre
notableEvent sack of Santiago de Compostela in 997
notableFor centralization of power in al-Andalus
military campaigns against the Christian kingdoms of northern Iberia
political dominance over the Umayyad caliphs of Córdoba
patronOf Islamic scholarship in al-Andalus
periodOfRule c. 978–1002
politicalBase Córdoba
positionHeld chief minister of the Umayyad caliphs of Córdoba
hajib of the Caliphate of Córdoba
regionRuled Al-Andalus
surface form: al-Andalus
religion Islam
servedUnder Hisham II
surface form: Caliph Hisham II

Al-Hakam II
surface form: Caliph al-Hakam II
spouse Aurora (Subh)
strengthened Umayyad military power in al-Andalus
successor Abd al-Malik al-Muzaffar

Referenced by (3)

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

Great Mosque of Córdoba expandedBy Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir
Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir alsoKnownAs Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir
this entity surface form: Al-Mansur
Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir alsoKnownAs Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir
this entity surface form: Al-Mansur bi-llah