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Capture of Farurriyah

 * ... that a projected series of campaigns by the Abbasid Caliphate against the Byzantine Empire was cut short by the death of Caliph al-Muntasir in 862?


 * ALT1: ... that in order to remove a rival general from the capital, the Abbasid vizier Ahmad b. al-Khasib sent him to attack the Byzantine Empire?

Created by Ro4444 (talk). Nominated by Cplakidas (talk) at 15:26, 13 February 2013 (UTC).




 * Symbol confirmed.svg Article meets core policies and guidelines of the DYK criteria, long enough, neutral, cites sources with inline citations and appears to be free of copyright violations and plagiarism. Hook fact is accurate and cited with an inline citation in the article. Article should be ready for displaying on the main page, well done!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  15:52, 23 February 2013 (UTC)