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Battle of al-Mada'in (942)

معركة المدائن (٩٤٢)

August 942 CE · Dhu al-Qa'da 330 AH† – August 942 CE · Dhu al-Qa'da 330 AH† †

† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

Draft card for the Battle of al-Mada'in in 942, the struggle for Baghdad among the contenders over the Abbasid caliphate; its sources are not yet checked on the page.

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Era
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
Region
Levant & Iraq
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930940950960
Abbasid Fragmentation · The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era

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Sources

  • Tarikh al-Islam — Hasan Ibrahim Hasan
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