Al-Hadi
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Abū Muḥammad Mūsā ibn al-Mahdī al-Hādī better known by his laqab al-Hādī was the fourth Abbasid caliph who succeeded his father al-Mahdi and ruled from 169 AH until his death in 170 AH. His short reig
Dirham of al-Hadi minted in 786/787 in al-Haruniya
Al-Khayzuran
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Al-Khayzuran bint Atta was the wife of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mahdi and mother of both Caliphs Al-Hadi and Harun al-Rashid. She maintained de facto influence from 775 to 789 during the reign of her hus
Al-Hadi
…CE). His short reign ended with internal chaos and power struggles with his mother. Al-Hadi was born in 759 or 762 as the eldest son of al-Mahdi and al-Khayzuran bint Atta. He had three full-siblings; Harun, Isa, and a sister Banuqah (or Banujah). His mother was born in Mecca and brought up in Jurash. She had two sisters…
Silver dirham of Caliph al-Mahdi (r. 775–785), minted at Baghdad in 778/9