The Hamdanid dynasty (Arabic: al-Hamdaniyyun) was a Shia Muslim Arab dynasty that ruled Upper Mesopotamia and Syria (890-1004). They descended from the ancient Banu Taghlib tribe of Mesopotamia and Arabia. The Hamdanids hailed from the Arab Taghlib tribe, and are descendants of Adi ibn Usama al-Taghlibi. The Hamdanid dynasty was founded by Hamdan ibn Hamdun. By 892-893, he was in possession of Mardin, after fighting the Kharijites of the Jazira.
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Sovereignty StatusHistorical or Dissolved State 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Wikidata: Hamdanid dynasty
Wikidata Q837187, class allow-list match (Q164950 Berber/Amazigh dynasty (ruling regime treated as historical polity); Q3024240 historical country)
Hamdanid dynasty (Wikipedia)
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The Hamdanid dynasty (Arabic: al-Hamdaniyyun) was a Shia Muslim Arab dynasty that ruled Upper Mesopotamia and Syria (890-1004). They descended from the ancient Banu Taghlib tribe of Mesopotamia and Arabia. The Hamdanids hailed from the Arab Taghlib tribe, and are descendants of Adi ibn Usama al-Taghlibi. The Hamdanid dynasty was founded by Hamdan ibn Hamdun. By 892-893, he was in possession of Mardin, after fighting the Kharijites of the Jazira.
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