Abd ar-Rahman II
Also known as 'Abd ar-Rahman II, Abd-ar-rahman II, Abd Er-Rahman II, Abd-ar-Rahman II, Abd-er-Rahman II, Abd ar Rahman II, Abd al-Rahman II, Abd Al-Rahman II of Cordoba
Emir of Cordoba from 822 to 852
Key facts
- Reign
- 21 May 822–852
- Predecessor
- al-Hakam I
- Successor
- Muhammad I
- Born
- 792, Toledo , Emirate of Córdoba
- Died
- 852 (aged 59 – 60), Córdoba , Emirate of Córdoba
- Issue
- Muhammad I of Córdoba
- Dynasty
- Umayyad (Marwanid)
- Father
- al-Hakam I
- Mother
- Halawah
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Article
Abd al-Rahman II (Arabic: عبد الرحمن الأوسط; 792–852) was the fourth Umayyad Emir of Córdoba in al-Andalus from 822 until his death in 852. A vigorous and effective frontier warrior, he was also well known as a patron of the arts.
Abd al-Rahman was born in Toledo in 792. He was the son of Emir al-Hakam I. In his youth he took part in the so-called "massacre of the ditch", when 72 nobles and hundreds of their attendants were massacred at a banquet by order of al-Hakam.