caliphal

Even in Iraq itself, the authority of the caliphal government was challenged.

He organized the town in such a way that the caliphal palace was at the center.

The 'fifth' eventually became an important source of financing for the Caliphal administration and army.

Charlemagne even had contact with the caliphal court in Baghdad.

The term derives from the then capital and seat of the caliphal court, Samarra.

After defeating a caliphal army, he was recognized as governor of the province by al-Muqtadir.

The parallel failure of the caliphal armies in the east brought no fiscal relief from Damascus.

Sebük-eri, however, was a caliphal vassal and received support from the Abbasids.

Babak incited his followers to rise in rebellion against the caliphal regime.

John lived in a palace close to the caliphal palace in Córdoba.

Following the defeat, the caliphal regent al-Muwaffq seized his properties in Iraq.

Muhammad regained caliphal favor when the peace between the caliphate and the Saffarids fell out in around 884.

The symbols of his new caliphal power were a sceptre (jayzuran) and the throne (sarir).

They plundered the lower town but had to retreat for an approaching Caliphal army before they could capture the citadel.

But expensive military reverses in the 720s and 730s had forced caliphal authorities to look for innovative ways to replenish their treasuries.

He held various junior administrative positions in the caliphal secretariat in Baghdad, and eventually rose to a senior post the treasury department.

The most precious and valuable objects were amassed in the caliphal palaces in al-Qahira.

The city also has one of the oldest known Islamic tombs, an early caliphal palace and the only brick bridge in Iraq, dating from 1128.

Al-Ma'mun introduced the mihna with the intention to centralize religious power in the caliphal institution and test the loyalty of his subjects.

When Muhammad learned of this development, he advanced toward Khuzestan and reportedly met the caliphal army at Ramhormoz.

He released prisoners captured in the battle with Badr's army and offered tribute to Baghdad; the caliphal government accepted this gesture.

In 915 or 916 he imprisoned a caliphal envoy, although he later released him and sent him back with presents and money.

The failure of the mihna seriously damaged Caliphal authority and ruined the reputation of the office for succeeding caliphs.

The Mozaffaris was an Iranian family that settled in Khorasan from the beginning of Caliphal rule there.

The Samanids also captured a Caliphal rebel, Sebük-eri, and sent him to Baghdad.