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Zengid
Nur al-Din (Nur al-Din Zengi)
Al-Malik al-Adil Abu al-Qasim Nūr al-Dīn Maḥmūd bin Imad al-Dīn Zengī, commonly known as Nur…
Ayyubid
Saladin (Salah al-Din)
Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, commonly known as Saladin, was a Kurdish commander and political…
Umayyad
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan was the seventh Umayyad caliph, ruling from 715 until…
Umayyad
Umar II (Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz)
Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan, often referred to as Umar II was the eighth…
Umayyad
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan was the tenth Umayyad caliph, ruling from 724 until…
Umayyad
Abd al-Rahman I
Abd al-Rahman ibn Mu'awiya, commonly known as Abd al-Rahman I, was the founder and first…
Umayyad
Yazid I
Yazid ibn Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan, commonly known as Yazid I, was the second caliph…
Umayyad
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam, was the fifth Umayyad caliph, ruling from April 685…