Al-Hakam II
| Al-Hakam II الحکم الثاني | |||||
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| Khalifa al-Mustanṣir bi-llah | |||||
Statue of al-Hakam II, Córdoba | |||||
| 2nd Caliph of Córdoba | |||||
| Reign | 15 October 961 – 1 October 976 | ||||
| Predecessor | Abd-ar-Rahman III | ||||
| Successor | Hisham II | ||||
| Born | 13 January 915 Córdoba | ||||
| Died | 16 October 976 (aged 61) Córdoba | ||||
| Spouse | Subh | ||||
| Issue | Abd al-Rahman (962–970) Hisham II (966–1013) | ||||
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| Dynasty | Umayyad | ||||
| Father | Abd-ar-Rahman III | ||||
| Mother | Murjan | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
Al-Hakam II, also known as Abū al-ʿĀṣ al-Mustanṣir bi-Llāh al-Hakam b. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān (أَبُو الْعَاصٍ الْمُسْتَنْصِرِ بِاللهِ الْحَكْمِ بْن عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ; 13 January 915 – 1 October 976), was the Caliph of Córdoba. He was the second Umayyad Caliph of Córdoba in Al-Andalus, and son of Abd-al-Rahman III and Murjan. He ruled from 961 to 976.