Subh (sultana)

Subh, also known as Sobeya, was a 10th-century sultana who ruled the Caliph of Córdoba in Islamic Spain as a regent for her son Hisham II al-Hakam.

Subh was a concubine of Christian origin, abducted from Navarro and brought to Cordoba. Subh's origins have alternatively been identified as Basque from the Gascony region.[1] She became the favourite wife of the Caliph al-Hakam.

After the death of al-Hakam, Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir (also known as Almanzor), became the administrator of the properties left to Subh by al-Hakam.[2]

Subh was allied with General Ghalib al-Nasiri and al-Mansur, although the regents may have been al-Mushafi (the chief administrator of the late caliph), Ghalib and al-Mansur. In any event, it was al-Mansur, who was rumored to be Subh's lover, who rose to become the new ruler of Cordoba. al-Mansur had become the de facto ruler of Córdoba by 978, pushing both Subh and Hisham to the sidelines.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "The Ivories of Al-Andalus". Saudi Aramco World. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Fletcher, Richard (2006). Moorish Spain. University of California Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-520-24840-3.

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