Al-Hakam II

Al-Hakam II الحکم الثاني
Khalifa al-Mustanṣir bi-llah
Silver dirham of al-Hakam II, minted in 358 AH (968–9 AD)
2nd Caliph of Córdoba
Reign	15 October 961 – 16 October 976
Predecessor	Abd-ar-Rahman III
Successor	Hisham II
Born	13 January 915 Córdoba
Died	16 October 976(976-10-16) (aged 61) Córdoba
Spouse	Subh
Issue	Abd al-Rahman (962–970)[1] Hisham II (966–1013)
Names Abū al-ʿĀṣ al-Hakam III ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān
Dynasty	Umayyad
Father	Abd-ar-Rahman III
Mother	Murjan

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 – 16 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.