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Page 162
... Umayyad from Mecca and governor of Syria , took up the demands for vengeance on ' Uthman's death and questioned the validity of ' Ali's caliphate . Their confrontation in the Battle of Şiffin ( see Siffin , Battle of ; 657 ) , which the ...
... Umayyad from Mecca and governor of Syria , took up the demands for vengeance on ' Uthman's death and questioned the validity of ' Ali's caliphate . Their confrontation in the Battle of Şiffin ( see Siffin , Battle of ; 657 ) , which the ...
Page 700
... Umayyad ruler ' Abd ar - Raḥ- man I after 756 and completed c . 976 by Abū ' Amir al - Manşür . interior design , illus . , 9 : Islamic Peoples , Arts of , Plate I site and foundation 5 : 171e ; illus . Great Mother of the Gods ...
... Umayyad ruler ' Abd ar - Raḥ- man I after 756 and completed c . 976 by Abū ' Amir al - Manşür . interior design , illus . , 9 : Islamic Peoples , Arts of , Plate I site and foundation 5 : 171e ; illus . Great Mother of the Gods ...
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... Umayyads ( 756-1031 ) , the ḥājib functioned as a chief minister , paralleling the position of vi- zier ( wazir ) in the eastern caliphates . He was the chief representative of the caliph and di- rected the central secretariat in ...
... Umayyads ( 756-1031 ) , the ḥājib functioned as a chief minister , paralleling the position of vi- zier ( wazir ) in the eastern caliphates . He was the chief representative of the caliph and di- rected the central secretariat in ...
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