caliph
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The pyramid was sealed until 820, when the Muslim leader Caliph al-Ma’mun broke it open on one side.
From NewsForKids.net • Mar. 15, 2023
Charlemagne ruled an empire covering almost all of continental Europe, was crowned Roman emperor in Rome by the pope, and traded emissaries with the Byzantine ruler in Constantinople and the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad.
From Salon • Jan. 6, 2022
The political independence of the Caliphate ended in 945 when it was conquered by Persian tribesmen, who took control of secular power while keeping the Caliph alive as a figurehead.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
“The Caliph has always been a happy place, always a celebration.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2018
Caliph Abd al-Rahman III had a Jewish minister who imported a number of intellectuals from Babylonia.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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