1. Almanzor Descended from an Arab family ofYemen established
in the region ofAlgeciras from the Muslim conquest of theIberian
peninsula.He was the ruler of musulms in Al-andalus. He studied
laws in Crdoba, andduring the caliphate of al-Hakam II,
heldimportant administrative positions, suchas director of the mint
(967 ) or intendant of the army ofGeneral Galib (972). In 976, the
premature death of al-Hakam II stood infront of the Caliphate of
Crdoba to Hisham II, a boy of onlyeleven years, a circumstance that
took Almanzor, determinedand ambitious man, to seize the reins of
power. That same yearhe was appointed tutor to the young Caliph,
with the help ofhis mother.Subh, a captive Vascon wasprobably his
lover. Two years later,in 978, and after having madeHisham II a
political puppet, andafter having neglected to influentialfigures
such as al-Mushafi andGalib, Almanzor had himself namedhajib, a
sort of mayor of the palace,or prime minister, which allowed him to
have an absoluteauthority over all the Iberian territory.