Hamdanid dynasty

The Hamdanid dynasty (Arabic: الحمدانيون, romanized: al-Ḥamdāniyyūn) was a Shia Muslim Arab dynasty of Northern Mesopotamia and Syria (890–1004). They descended from the ancient Banu Taghlib tribe of Mesopotamia and Arabia.

Hamdanid Dynasty
الحمدانيون
al-Hamdaniyyun
890–1004
Hamdanid territory in 955 during the rule of Sayf al-Dawla
CapitalMardin (892–895)
Mosul (905–990) (in Iraq)
Aleppo (944–1002) (in Syria)
Common languages
Religion
Shia Islam
GovernmentHereditary monarchy
Emir 
Historical eraMiddle Ages
 Established
890
 Husayn ibn Hamdan establishes himself as leader of Al-Jazira for the Abbasids.
895
 Sayf al-Dawla establishes himself in Aleppo after successfully countering the Ikhshidids of Egypt.
944
 Disestablished
1004
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Abbasid Caliphate
Uqaylid dynasty
Fatimid Caliphate
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