The fifth Caliphate of Cordoba, Sulayman Ibn Al Hakam (6 Mai 1009 Jahr – 27 Jul 1016 Jahr)

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-His real name Sulayman ibn al-Hakam or Sulayman al-Musta'in bi-llah was the fifth Umayyad Caliph of Córdoba, ruling from 1009 to 1010, and from 1013 to 1016 in Al-Andalus.

-In 1009, after Muhammad II ibn Hisham had led a revolt against caliph Hisham II al-Hakam and imprisoned him, taking advantage of the fact that the kingdom's strongman, Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo, was fighting in León against the Christian king Alfonso V, Sulayman took command of an army of Berbers

-Sulayman was however unable to conquer Toledo and he mange to conquer Cordoba.

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