Al-Mahdi
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Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Manṣūr, better known by his regnal name al-Mahdi, was the third Abbasid Caliph who reigned from 775 to his death in 785. He succeeded his father, al-Mansur.
Gold Dinar of al-Mahdi
Dirham of al-Mahdi, 166 AH, Kirman, silver 2.95 g.
Dirham of al-Mahdi, Medinat al-Salam (Baghdad) mint. Dated AH 162 (AD 778/9)
Dirham of al-Mahdi minted in Bukhara
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
Al-Mahdi
…with al-Khayzuran (translates as "bamboo"), a daughter of a warlord in Herat and had several children, including the fourth and fifth future Caliphs, al-Hadi and Harun al-Rashid. Around 770 AD (153 AH), al-Mahdi was appointed as Amir al-hajj. Al-Khayzuran was gifted to Mahdi by his father. Al-Mahdi's father…
Dirham of al-Hadi minted in 786/787 in al-Haruniya