In the tenth century,Caliph al-Hakam II undertook major renovations of the Great Mosque at Córdoba in imitation of his ____ predecessors in Jerusalem and Damascus.

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The mention of Jerusalem and Damascus as precedents for the renovations suggests a connection to the Umayyad caliphate, which ruled in those cities. The Mughal, Ottoman, and Nasrid dynasties did not have a direct historical or cultural relationship to the Great Mosque at Cordoba in the same way as the Umayyads did.

In the Tenth Century,Caliph Al-Hakam II Undertook Major Renovations of the Great