Al-Ḥakam II

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Library building, translation, and patronage of scholarship in Córdoba.

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1001 Inventions

Edited by Salim T. S. al-Hassani

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Printed p. 313 PDF p. 316Biographical entry

“…philosopher and theologian. Al-Hakam I (796-823); ruled Cordoba. Al-Hakam II (915-978); Cordoba, Spain; son of Abderrahamn III; ruled Al-Andalus from 961 to 978; famous for his librar y Ahmad al-Halabi (d. 1455); Aleppo,…”

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