Battle of al-Mada'in
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The Battle of al-Mada'in was fought near al-Mada'in in central Iraq between the armies of the Hamdanids and the Baridis, for control over Baghdad, the capital and seat of the Abbasid Caliphate, that w
Gold dinar minted at Baghdad in the name of Nasir al-Dawla, 943
Amir al-umara
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The office of amir al-umara, variously rendered in English as emir of emirs, prince of princes, chief emir, and commander of commanders, was a senior military position in the 10th-century Abbasid Cali
Silver dirham of 940/941 CE, with the names of Caliph al-Muttaqi and the amir al-umara Bajkam