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THE PRIME MINISTER 152

Hakam ii., 152--His library, 155--Hish[=a]m II., 156--Seclusion in the har[=i]m, 156--The Queen-mother Aurora, 156--Har[=i]m influence, 157--Rise of Ibn-Ab[=i]-Amir, surnamed Almanzor, 157--His campaign with Gh[=a]lib against the Christians, 159--He becomes Prime Minister, 160--His absolute rule, 161--Policy, 162--Fortitude, 162--Resource, 162--The new army, 163--Campaigns against the Christians of the North, 164--Invasion of Leon, Barcelona, and Galicia, 165--Capture of St. Santiago de Compostella, 165--Unchecked victories, 166--Death, 166--"Buried in Hell," 166.