Abd al-Malik al-Muzaffar

ʿAbd al-Malik, originally called Sayf al-Dawla, later al-Muẓaffar (died 20 October 1008), was the second ʿĀmirid ruler of al-Andalus, ruling from 1002 until his death. Like his father and predecessor, al-Manṣūr, he was the actual power behind the Caliph of Córdoba. The seven-year government of al-Muẓaffar was a period of peace and prosperity. Later historians likened it to the , the first seven days of marriage, and recalled it as a golden age before the Andalusian fitna (civil wars) began in 1009.

Abd al-Malik al-Muzaffar

ʿAbd al-Malik, originally called Sayf al-Dawla, later al-Muẓaffar (died 20 October 1008), was the second ʿĀmirid ruler of al-Andalus, ruling from 1002 until his death. Like his father and predecessor, al-Manṣūr, he was the actual power behind the Caliph of Córdoba. The seven-year government of al-Muẓaffar was a period of peace and prosperity. Later historians likened it to the , the first seven days of marriage, and recalled it as a golden age before the Andalusian fitna (civil wars) began in 1009.