Rebels executed and displayed along the banks of the river Guadalquivir; Cordoba by Al-Hakam I. As Umayyad Emir of Cordoba from 796 - 822; Al-Hakam spent much of his reign suppressing rebellions. The uprisings twice reached Cordoba. An attempt was made to dethrone Al-Hakam and replace him with his cousin Mohammed ibn al-Kasim. When the plot was discovered; in 16 November 806 72 nobles (accounts talk of 5; 000) were massacred at a banquet; crucified and displayed along the banks of the river Guad

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Rebels executed and displayed along the banks of the river Guadalquivir; Cordoba by Al-Hakam I. As Umayyad Emir of Cordoba from 796 - 822; Al-Hakam spent much of his reign suppressing rebellions. The uprisings twice reached Cordoba. An attempt was made to dethrone Al-Hakam and replace him with his cousin Mohammed ibn al-Kasim. When the plot was discovered; in 16 November 806 72 nobles (accounts talk of 5; 000) were massacred at a banquet; crucified and displayed along the banks of the river Guad

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