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489: 654:). The succession did nothing to halt the decline of the Buyid power in Iraq, or the mounting Sunni–Shi'a tensions. The Buyid emirs that followed Baha al-Dawla were also increasingly engaged in an unrestrained competition for supremacy amongst themselves, in which control of Baghdad and of the caliph, who could dispense titles and tokens of legitimacy, was of central importance. This in turn gave al-Qadir greater freedom of action, and placed him on much better and more equal footing with Baha al-Dawla's successors, who were careful to maintain good relations with the caliph. Sultan al-Dawla did not come to Iraq for his investiture ceremony as 737:) in the east, who was not only a political opponent of the Buyids, but also a champion of Sunni orthodoxy. The recognition of Mahmud by al-Qadir took place indepepntetly of the Buyids, while conversely Mahmud's recognition of his suzerainty was a boost to the caliph's position. The Ghaznavid ruler regularly kept al-Qadir informed of his campaigns, requesting caliphal confirmation for his rule over the countries he had conquered. Al-Qadir had reports of Mahmud's victories read publicly in the mosques, a gesture that historian 705: 51: 620:. This effectively downgraded Baghdad and Iraq to a mere province, but also left al-Qadir more room for independent activity, which he used to strengthen his authority. While Baha al-Dawla had previously imposed his own candidates even as members of the caliphal court, al-Qadir was now able to establish his own chancery and nominate his own officials, often from among officials who had served under al-Ta'i. Al-Qadir is also recorded as having a separate 884:, but firmly rejected by the Sunnis. Al-Qadir summoned a commission of scholars that condemned the recension in April 1006, and ordered the execution of a Shi'a partisan who anathematized those who burned it. It was only the intervention of Baha al-Dawla that calmed matters and prevented the disorders from spreading. To further lend authority to the canonical version of the Quran, in 1010 al-Qadir assisted at public readings from it during the 355:. Although still under Buyid tutelage and with limited real power even in Baghdad, al-Qadir was able to gradually increase the authority of his office over time, exploiting the rivalries of the Buyid emirs and the caliphate's role as a fount of legitimacy and religious guidance. Al-Qadir was able to nominate his own heirs without interference by the Buyids, and was instrumental in securing control of Baghdad for the Buyid emir 952:
support even from Twelver notables. This also left room for the Twelvers to reach an accommodation with the Abbasid caliphate; stories circulated that Ali himself, the fourth caliph and first Shi'a imam, had appeared in a dream prophesying his ascent to the throne. Twelver Alids continued to play an important role in Baghdad and Iraqi politics of the time, most prominently the brothers
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Busse, "the installation of Jalal al-Dawla was the achievement of al-Qadir". Jalal al-Dawla entered Baghdad in 1026 and began curtailing the caliph's powers, but his rule was short-lived, as once again the troops turned against him. Al-Qadir sent a delegation to inform him that he must leave the capital, and prohibited him from returning for several years.
1047:. All speculative theological debate was prohibited, along with the denigration of any of the Companions or even examination of the disputes in which they had been involved, and which had given rise to the first schisms in Islam. Quranic createdness was again singled out as heresy, its supporters branded as infidels "whose blood may legitimately be shed". 1184:). The condemnation of Shi'a practices further created a sharp distinction between Sunni and Shi'a, that had not hitherto been the case. The effect was, according to Kennedy, that "it was no longer possible to be simply a Muslim, one was either a Sunni or a Shi'a". Al-Qadir thus laid the ideological foundations for what has been termed the ' 4245: 1108:
Al-Qadir's reign was an important turning point in the history of the Abbasid caliphate and Sunni Islam. Previous Abbasid caliphs had sympathized with rationalist schools like the Mu'tazilites, and been opposed by the conservative traditionalist Sunni scholars. One of the most notable Sunni scholars,
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tribes by giving rule over the Yamamah in central Arabia to the Bedouin chieftain Usayfir, but this had little success. Throughout the period, the safe passage of the caravans had to be purchased, often with donations provided by Islamic princes such as Mahmud of Ghazni for the purpose. Al-Qadir also
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troops clamouring for money. At 45 years, al-Qadir was the oldest Abbasid caliph to ascend the throne; and it was expected that he would be a pliant figurehead. At first, al-Qadir indeed seemed to bear out this image, approving Baha al-Dawla's nominations of officials and supporting his policies. New
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was captured in 1029 and Kirman attacked two years later), and the Ghaznavid expansion into India, but also with the presence of Jalal al-Dawla on the Buyid throne, who was dependent on the caliph's goodwill. Thus al-Qadir was able to secure the dismissal of pro-Alid preachers, and the protection by
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jurisprudence against Sunni practices, al-Qadir put himself at the head of a popular Sunni reaction, and succeeded in reverting the nomination. From this point on, the caliph identified himself with a broad Sunni backlash against the Shi'a, both of the Twelver variant espoused by the Buyids, as well
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ruler. Al-Qadir used the event as an excuse to publicly proclaim his son as heir, bypassing the need to seek Buyid approval. The Karakhanids soon recognized the Abbasid caliph's suzerainty for the first time, and dropped their support of the pretender. The pretender then arrived in Baghdad, where he
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Al-Qadir's forty-year rule, followed by a similarly long reign under al-Qa'im (1031–1075) that was in many ways a continuation of his own, restored stability to the Abbasid caliphate, and marked the re-emergence of the Abbasid caliphs as independent political actors. Although their direct authority
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In 1029, al-Qadir reiterated and reinforced his theological doctrines; In three sessions on 2 September, 2 October, and 11 November, each more lengthy and elaborate than the previous one and held before an assembly of Alids, jurists, and other notables, the caliph once again denounced Mu'tazilism,
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and trustee of the community'). As the historian Michael Brett explains, this arrangement suited both men: for al-Qadir, nominating a powerful prince as his surrogate was a substitute for real power; while for Mahmud, caliphal recognition legitimized his position and his plans for conquests against
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Ambitious to subdue the Buyid emirates to the east under his own rule, Baha al-Dawla forced al-Qadir to finance the military preparations to that effect, which progressively emptied the caliphal coffers. Nevertheless, Baha al-Dawla's successes also had positive corollary: following his conquest of
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as fraudulent, and their followers as enemies of Islam. Singling out the Fatimids as the first target of his active involvement in public affairs was a clever move, as the Buyids not only tolerated it but regarded it as useful for their own purposes, and an attack on the rival Shi'a sect gathered
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by the soldiery, and initially recognized as such by the Caliph, but he was toppled when the troops eventually defected to Jalal al-Dawla. The caliph played a central role in these events, mediating with the Turkic soldiery in favour of Jalal al-Dawla, so that, according to the historian Heribert
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titles were conferred on Baha al-Dawla, and al-Qadir even agreed to marry the Buyid's daughter, although in the event she died just before the wedding was to take place. Seeing him as a Buyid puppet, the dynasts of the eastern Islamic world delayed recognition, and it was not until 1000 that the
391:. Al-Qadir's religious policies cemented the Sunni–Shi'a split, as the followers of divergent doctrines were denounced as infidels and made licit to be killed as a result. His reign heralded the re-emergence of the Abbasid caliphate as an independent political actor, and presaged the so-called ' 1012:
was suspended, and the traditionalist Hanbali school emerged with its prestige strengthened and its doctrines more influential than before. In 1017, al-Qadir unequivocally sided with his predecessors' opponents: he condemned Mu'tazilite as well as Shi'a doctrines, prohibited the teaching of
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was limited to Baghdad and its environs, the Abbasids wielded considerable influence across the wider Muslim world as sources of political legitimacy, and in the 12th century even managed to re-establish enough independent military power to secure rule of Iraq under their direct control.
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Although al-Qadir held no temporal political power, he nevertheless managed to exploit the opportunities he was presented with to greatly restore the moral and religious authority of the caliphate. In this, he made good use of his own education in Islamic jurisprudence
1171:), that has come down to the present day, was current by the reign of al-Qa'im. The establishment of such a creed a seminal moment in the history of Sunni Islam. Until then, the Sunnis had defined themselves mostly in opposition to the Shi'a, but, as the historian 560:, who ruled large parts of central and northern Iran until his death in 997, refused to recognize al-Qadir, continuing to mint coins in al-Ta'i's name. The only independent actions taken during the first decade of his caliphate were the completion in 993/4 of a 1175:
put it, "now there was a body of positive belief which had to be accepted by anyone claiming to be a Sunni". Al-Qadir's statement of faith provided a definition of belief, and, conversely, of unbelief; giving Sunni jurists a template by which to issue rulings
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diverse 'infidels', primarily India to the south, but also the Buyids to the west. Mahmud's lavish gifts also helped alleviate somewhat the poverty of the caliph as a result of Buyid exactions; nevertheless, at his death, al-Qadir left an empty treasury.
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Medieval sources generally give a favourable view of al-Qadir as a mild-mannered and gentle person. He went out in disguise among the people, gave alms to the poor, and regularly attended public sessions where the commoners could voice their complaints
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school. The Shafi'is were supported by the Buyids, in large part due to the convergence between Shafi'i and Shi'a doctrines. As a young prince, al-Qadir was thus taught by the Shafi'i scholar Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Harawi, and his credentials in
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of the Turkic military officers without asking for the Caliph's permission, al-Qadir protested, and in return secured a pledge of fidelity from Musharrif al-Dawla. When the latter died in 1025, Musharrif al-Dawla's brother
906:) was hailed during the riots over Ibn Mas'ud's recension. This was a development that threatened the Sunni Abbasids and the Twelver Buyids alike. The Fatimid threat became especially apparent in August 1010, when 725:
Al-Qadir's efforts to re-establish his authority against the Buyids were aided by the broad popular support he could count on among the Sunni population of Baghdad, the decline of Buyid power, and the emergence of
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pilgrims from Iraq were unable to visit the city as the security of their passage could not be guaranteed. Al-Qadir tried to secure the protection of the pilgrim caravans from being attacked and extorted by
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As an Abbasid prince, Ahmad received a good education. When his father Ishaq died in March 988, Ahmad quarreled with his half-sister, Amina, over the inheritance. She reported him to their cousin, Caliph
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lauded al-Qadir's personal religious devotion and piety, and held him to have been "one of the best Abbasid caliphs"; his personal austerity was such that the late 11th-century vizier and historian,
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who had shown Mu'tazilite tendencies to do penance, on pain of corporal punishment and exile. Shortly after, on 27 January 1019, inspired by Hanbali ideas, the caliph issued a decree, the
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Al-Qadir faced two usurpation attempts during this time. About 998, a certain Abdallah ibn Ja'far, a close relative of the deposed al-Ta'i, pretended to be the escaped caliph in
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to count among the prominent scholars belonging to his school. As caliph, however, al-Qadir was to hew closer to the doctrines of the conservative traditionalist
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of 1011, and issued proclamations that for the first time codified Sunni doctrine in the so-called 'Qadiri Creed', taking the side of the traditionalist
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The accession of the new caliph was not without its troubles: on his way from Bathihah he was held up by Turkic soldiery who extracted promises of a
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stress that during al-Qadir's reign, the Abbasid dynasty and the office of the caliphate began to recover their previous prestige and authority.
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The affair had also highlighted another threat, namely the inroads of Fatimid propaganda in Baghdad, where the name of the Fatimid caliph,
1031:('Epistle of al-Qadir'), which for the first time explicitly formulated Sunni doctrine. The decree condemned Shi'a, Mu'tazilite, and even 1052: 943:, signed by both Sunni and Twelver scholars. The document not only condemned the Fatimid Isma'ili doctrine as false, but denounced the 437:, they had retained the Abbasid caliphate for reasons of legitimacy. The Buyids ruled Iraq ostensibly as caliphal commander-in-chiefs ( 4206: 3175: 1239:"The Role of Women in the Būyid and Saljūq Periods of the Abbasid Caliphate (339-447/9501055&447-547/1055-1152): The Case of Iraq" 3279: 4309: 4299: 2968: 2406: 2271: 2250: 881: 3115: 813:
The first major clash with the Buyids over religious issues came with the appointment by Baha al-Dawla of the prominent pro-Shi'a
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on the other hand had to wait the next reign; al-Qadir's chief ministers had to content themselves with the title of 'secretary' (
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Born as an Abbasid prince outside the main line of succession, al-Qadir received a good education, including in the tenets of the
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condemned the doctrine of Quranic createdness, and reaffirmed the special status of the Rashidun caliphs and the need of "
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and even gained the backing of the local ruler for a time, before he was discovered. At about the same time, in
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school, which had enjoyed the protection of the Buyids and whose members had often held the post of chief
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in Baghdad under Buyid rule. Mu'tazilism had in the past been supported by Abbasid caliphs, most notably
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As al-Ghalib had died in January 1019, in 1030 al-Qadir named his younger son Abu Ja'far, the future
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describes as a barely veiled gibe against the Buyids, and in turn rewarded Mahmud with lofty titles,
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school of jurisprudence, but this association was broken in the Buyid period, in favour of the
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Al-Qadir's edicts do not survive in full in the sources, but a consolidated 'Qadiri Creed' (
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doctrines by Ali ibn Sa'id al-Istakhri, are said to have been composed on his request.
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to persecute the traditionalists who refused to accept the Mu'tazilite doctrine of
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As a further reaction against the Fatimids, in November 1011 al-Qadir issued the
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Abu'l-Abbas Ahmad, the future al-Qadir, was born on 28 September 947 in
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s of al-Quduri and Abd al-Wahhab al-Maliki, as well as a refutation of
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doctrines, and affirmed the veneration of the first four caliphs (the '
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In 1021, Sultan al-Dawla ceded rule over Iraq to his younger brother,
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secretly gathered support, before moving again to the east via Basra,
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armed escort of Sunni ones that were threatened by Shi'a partisans.
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also recognized Fatimid suzerainty, and for many years,
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recognized al-Qadir's caliphate. Even the Buyid emir
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Würzburg: Ergon Verlag. 969:Al-Qadir's next target was the rationalist 302: 4172: 4053: 4042: 3908: 3897: 3765: 3665: 3555: 3429: 3213: 3061: 3014: 3003: 2983: 2969: 2961: 2571: 2557: 2549: 2479: 2442:The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition 575:), and the public proclamation of his son 339:. He rose to the throne after his cousin, 25: 2450:. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 378–379. 2401:. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. 2144: 1324: 1237:Rudainy, Al; Saud, Reem (June 12, 2015). 2192: 2091: 2010: 1954: 1942: 1906: 1894: 1858: 1783: 1759: 1474: 4240: 2156: 2132: 2025: 1998: 1983: 1966: 1747: 1735: 1718: 1685: 1637: 1577: 1501: 1387: 1375: 1204: 16:Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad (r. 991–1031) 200: 19:For people with the similar name, see 2180: 2168: 2115: 2103: 2076: 2064: 2052: 2040: 1930: 1918: 1882: 1870: 1843: 1831: 1819: 1807: 1795: 1771: 1697: 1673: 1661: 1649: 1625: 1613: 1601: 1589: 1554: 1542: 1530: 1518: 1489: 1457: 1445: 1433: 1416: 1399: 1264: 7: 2355:(Second ed.). Harlow: Longman. 2535:22 November 991 – 29 November 1031 1053:enjoining good and forbidding wrong 379:. He denounced the Fatimids in the 291: 267: 4207:Graeco-Arabic translation movement 3176:Graeco-Arabic translation movement 1241:. University of Exeter. p. 59 91:22 November 991 – 29 November 1031 14: 2370:Küçükaşcı, Mustafa Sabri (2001). 1846:, pp. 138, 268–269, 286–288. 1592:, pp. 71, 134, 138, 301–302. 1277:Massignon, L.; Mason, H. (2019). 932:tried to make the Emir of Mecca, 846:branch that was led by the rival 500:In 991, the Buyid ruler of Iraq, 4267: 4255: 4243: 3106:Revolt of Muhammad the Pure Soul 2456:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_3761 2284:The Abbasid Caliphate: A History 49: 1131: 985: 901: 754:yamīn al-dawla wa amīn al-milla 732: 685: 669: 649: 570: 506: 463: 433:. Although the Buyids were pro- 417: 387:school against the rationalist 4335:People under the Buyid dynasty 1504:, pp. 97 (note 378), 119. 622:postal and information service 531:payment, and the first solemn 1: 3912:Palace and central government 711:receiving a richly decorated 4315:11th-century Abbasid caliphs 4305:10th-century Abbasid caliphs 3372:Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn al-Furat 3116:Abbasid–Carolingian alliance 2266:. Leiden and Boston: Brill. 1933:, pp. 138–139, 444–445. 1021:), and ordered those Hanafi 876:claimed to have belonged to 827:Abu Ahmad al-Husayn ibn Musa 279:Abu'l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Isḥāq 1178: 1167: 1156: 1119: 1087: 1027: 1015: 1008: 996: 990:), who even instituted the 975: 962: 866: 852: 831: 819: 798: 781: 773: 753: 743: 696: 656: 630: 537: 439: 429:had been taken over by the 297: 278: 260:Abu'l-Abbas Ahmad ibn Ishaq 62:, citing al-Qadir as caliph 4351: 2380:Turkiye Diyanet Foundation 2289:Cambridge University Press 2287:. Cambridge and New York: 947:'s claims to descent from 142:Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate 18: 4182: 4171: 4052: 4041: 3907: 3896: 3775: 3764: 3377:Ali ibn Isa ibn al-Jarrah 3013: 3002: 2951: 2537: 2524: 2516: 2509: 2482: 2260:Donohue, John J. (2003). 2237:Busse, Heribert (2004) . 749:commander of the faithful 611:Relations with the Buyids 208: 199: 48: 42:Commander of the Faithful 35: 4310:11th-century Arab people 4300:10th-century Arab people 3972:Financial administration 3744:Abbasid caliphs of Cairo 2397:Makdisi, George (1997). 2378:(in Turkish). Istanbul: 2281:El-Hibri, Tayeb (2021). 1798:, pp. 431–432, 435. 395:' later in the century. 268:أبو العباس أحمد بن إسحاق 3902:Government and military 2700:Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz 2471:Tholib, Udjang (2002). 2325:Hanne, Eric J. (2007). 1099:Abu Shuja al-Rudhrawari 908:Qirwash ibn al-Muqallad 817:and dean of the Alids ( 3397:Abu Abdallah al-Baridi 1212:El-Azhari, T. (2019). 1146:al-Ahkam al-Sultaniyya 1041:Companions of Muhammad 766:Championing of Sunnism 722: 497: 3706:Mustansiriya Madrasah 3111:Round city of Baghdad 2214:Riley-Smith, Jonathan 2183:, pp. 21, 24–25. 897:al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah 744:walī amīr al-muʾminīn 707: 491: 343:, was deposed by the 337:Islamic jurisprudence 234:Ishaq ibn al-Muqtadir 4325:11th century in Iraq 4320:10th century in Iraq 4202:Science and learning 3101:Conquest of Ifriqiya 2633:Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi 2118:, pp. 134, 140. 1390:, pp. 216, 239. 1168:al-Iʿtiqād al-Qādirī 1125:, founded by Caliph 1064:Death and succession 1045:rightful inheritance 958:al-Sharif al-Murtada 804:Taqi al-Din al-Subki 411:was a son of caliph 312:Made powerful by God 4177:Culture and society 3280:Kharijite Rebellion 2171:, pp. 139–140. 2079:, pp. 200–201. 2001:, pp. 239–240. 1957:, pp. 125–126. 1945:, pp. 121–125. 1921:, pp. 281–291. 1909:, pp. 199–200. 1897:, pp. 195–196. 1885:, pp. 365–366. 1822:, pp. 432–433. 1786:, pp. 193–195. 1700:, 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E. 2415: 2409: 2396: 2390: 2369: 2363: 2345: 2339: 2324: 2318: 2305: 2299: 2280: 2274: 2259: 2253: 2236: 2230: 2210:Luscombe, David 2207: 2204: 2199: 2191: 2187: 2179: 2175: 2167: 2163: 2155: 2151: 2143: 2139: 2131: 2122: 2114: 2110: 2102: 2098: 2090: 2083: 2075: 2071: 2063: 2059: 2051: 2047: 2039: 2032: 2024: 2017: 2009: 2005: 1997: 1990: 1982: 1973: 1965: 1961: 1953: 1949: 1941: 1937: 1929: 1925: 1917: 1913: 1905: 1901: 1893: 1889: 1881: 1877: 1869: 1865: 1857: 1850: 1842: 1838: 1830: 1826: 1818: 1814: 1806: 1802: 1794: 1790: 1782: 1778: 1770: 1766: 1758: 1754: 1746: 1742: 1734: 1725: 1717: 1704: 1696: 1692: 1684: 1680: 1672: 1668: 1660: 1656: 1648: 1644: 1636: 1632: 1624: 1620: 1612: 1608: 1600: 1596: 1588: 1584: 1576: 1561: 1553: 1549: 1541: 1537: 1529: 1525: 1517: 1508: 1500: 1496: 1488: 1481: 1473: 1464: 1456: 1452: 1444: 1440: 1432: 1423: 1415: 1406: 1398: 1394: 1386: 1382: 1374: 1331: 1323: 1296: 1289: 1276: 1275: 1271: 1263: 1254: 1244: 1242: 1236: 1235: 1231: 1224: 1211: 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3329: 3328: 3323: 3318: 3313: 3307: 3305: 3301: 3300: 3298: 3297: 3292: 3287: 3282: 3277: 3275:Zanj Rebellion 3272: 3271: 3270: 3265: 3260: 3255: 3245: 3240: 3235: 3234: 3233: 3222: 3220: 3218:Samarra period 3211: 3200: 3197: 3196: 3193: 3192: 3190: 3189: 3188: 3187: 3178: 3168: 3163: 3158: 3157: 3156: 3151: 3141: 3136: 3130: 3128: 3124: 3123: 3121: 3120: 3119: 3118: 3113: 3108: 3103: 3093: 3092: 3091: 3081: 3080: 3079: 3068: 3066: 3059: 3050: 3047: 3046: 3044: 3043: 3038: 3037: 3036: 3025: 3023: 3018: 3011: 3010: 3007: 3000: 2999: 2990: 2988: 2987: 2980: 2973: 2965: 2956: 2955: 2952: 2949: 2948: 2946: 2945: 2936: 2931: 2926: 2921: 2916: 2911: 2906: 2901: 2899:al-Mustakfi II 2896: 2894:al-Mu'tadid II 2891: 2886: 2881: 2876: 2871: 2866: 2861: 2856: 2851: 2846: 2841: 2836: 2831: 2825: 2823: 2811: 2810: 2808: 2807: 2798: 2793: 2791:al-Mustansir I 2788: 2783: 2778: 2773: 2768: 2763: 2758: 2753: 2748: 2743: 2738: 2733: 2728: 2723: 2718: 2713: 2708: 2703: 2696: 2691: 2686: 2681: 2676: 2671: 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Index

Qadir
Caliph
Commander of the Faithful

Gold dinar
Mahmud of Ghazni
Caliph
Abbasid Caliphate
Abbasid Caliph
Baghdad
al-Ta'i
al-Qa'im
Abbasid Caliphate
Baha al-Dawla
Issue
Al-Ghalib
Al-Qa'im
Dynasty
Abbasid
Ishaq ibn al-Muqtadir
Sunni Islam
Arabic
romanized
regnal name
Abbasid
caliph
Baghdad
Shafi'i
Islamic jurisprudence
at-Ta'i

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