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amīr al-umarāʾ

Islamic title

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assumption by Muʿizz ad-Dawlah

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    …other for the office of amīr al-umarāʾ (commander in chief), who virtually ruled Iraq on behalf of the caliphs. When Aḥmad gained Khūzestān, he was close to the scene of the amīr al-umarāʾ contests, which he chose to settle by himself. Aḥmad entered Baghdad in 945 and assumed control of…

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