916 – 8 February 967), more commonly known simply by his honorific of Sayf al-Dawla (سيف الدولة, lit. 'Sword of the Dynasty'), was the founder of the Emirate...

support and aid of its ruler, Sayf al-Dawla, in spreading his teachings. He later dedicated his book Kitab al-Hidaya al-Kubra to his patron. He died in...

a famous Abbasid-era Arabian poet at the court of the Hamdanid emir Sayf al-Dawla in Aleppo, and for whom he composed 300 folios of poetry. His poetic...

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Sayf al-Dawla (Arabic: سيف الدولة, lit. 'Sword of the Dynasty/State') was the honorific epithet of Ali ibn Abu'l-Hayja Abdallah, Hamdanid emir of Aleppo...

with the assistance of his brother Ali (known as Sayf al-Dawla), he established himself as amir al-umara, or de facto regent for the Abbasid caliph....

encompassing most of northern Syria. The son of the emirate's founder, Sayf al-Dawla, he inherited the throne at a young age and in the midst of a major...

Sayf al-Dawla and a member of the Hamdanid dynasty, who were rulers in northern Syria and Upper Mesopotamia during the 10th century. He served Sayf al-Dawla...

of the Hamdanid emir Sayf al-Dawla, the Byzantines' chief antagonist at the time. In October 944, the Hamdanid emir Sayf al-Dawla captured Aleppo and soon...

and the forces of the Hamdanid Emirate of Aleppo under the famed emir Sayf al-Dawla (r. 945–967). The battle was a major victory for the Byzantines, and...

of Aleppo under the emir Sayf al-Dawla. It was fought in an unidentified mountain pass in the Taurus Mountains. Sayf al-Dawla had established an emirate...

Jaʿfar ibn ʿAbd al-Malik al-Mustanṣir (Arabic: أحمد الثالث أبو جعفر بن عبد الملك المستنصر; died 5 February 1146), called Sayf al-Dawla ("Sword of the Dynasty")...

ʿAbd al-Malik, originally called Sayf al-Dawla, later al-Muẓaffar (?975 – 20 October 1008), was the second ʿĀmirid ruler of al-Andalus, ruling from 1002...

Abu Muhammad Lu'lu', surnamed al-Kabir ("the Elder") and al-Jarrahi al-Sayfi ("[servant] of the Jarrahids and Sayf al-Dawla"), was a military slave (ghulam)...

chamberlain of Sayf al-Dawla, ousted Sa'd al-Dawla and assumed control over the city. Sa'd al-Dawla was able to regain Aleppo in 977. Lu'lu' al-Kabir was a...

Empire under Nikephoros II Phokas and the Hamdanid ruler of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla, over control of the region of Cilicia in southeastern Anatolia. Since...

1493/4–1498), 34th Nizari imam Sayf al-Dawla ibn Hud al-Mustansir (r. 1145–1146), Muslim ruler of Valencia and Murcia Al-Mustansir I (1192–1242), penultimate...

al-Musayyab Hamdanids in Aleppo Sayf al-Dawla (945–967) Sa'd al-Dawla (967–991) Sa'id al-Dawla (991–1002) Deposed by the ghulam Lu'lu' al-Kabir Rulers of Aleppo...

members of the al-Qasimi dynasty (whose primary title, before the name, was Amir), especially sons of the ruling Imam. Sayf al-Dawla and variations mean...

that Al-Jamain had a significant urban, economic, and social presence long before the establishment of Hillah. Hillah was founded by Sayf al-Dawla Sadqa...

VII of León and Castile with the support of Zafadola, also known as "Sayf al-Dawla", and Rodrigo González de Lara. The campaign was a success, although...

Schools Bardas Phokas the Elder, and of the Hamdanid Emir of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla, the Byzantines' most intrepid enemy during the mid-10th century. Despite...

949 when he returned to Syria, where he was supported by Sayf al-Dawla, the Hamdanid ruler. Al-Mas'udi, writing barely five years after the fact (955-6...

distinctive characteristics. The initial manuscript included a dedication to Sayf al-Dawla al-Hamdani, while a second copy from 367 presented a critical analysis...

thirty years. Following his departure, the ambitious Hamdanid prince Sayf al-Dawla seized Aleppo and northern Syria in the autumn of 944, and although...

between Sayf al-Dawla (Zafadola), emir of Murcia and Valencia, and an army of the kingdom of León-Castile. The Castilians were victorious. Sayf al-Dawla was...

against them under Nasir al-Dawla's brother Ali, better known by his laqab of Sayf al-Dawla. In a hotly contested battle near al-Mada'in that lasted from...

to Aleppo where he worked for and lived in the palace of Sayf al-Dawla. He died in 967. Al-Qabisi is best known for his treatise on judicial astrology...

Zafadola (Sayf al-Dawla), had some territorial authority before being killed by Christians during a battle. Between 1228 and 1237, most of al-Andalus was...

September, Nasir al-Dawla staged a triumphal entry into Baghdad with the captive Baridi commanders, and al-Muttaqi awarded the laqab of Sayf al-Dawla ("Sword of...