Amir al-Umara

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Amir al-Umara was a high-ranking military and political title in the medieval Islamic world, denoting a supreme commander or de facto ruler who often held power above the nominal caliph.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic title ⓘ
military title ⓘ
political title ⓘ
alternativeName Amir al-Umaraʾ ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Umara

Amīr al-Umara ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Umara

Commander of Commanders ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution caliphate ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Islam ⓘ
deFactoStatus supreme ruler in many cases ⓘ
denotesRank de facto ruler ⓘ
supreme military commander ⓘ
governingStyle delegated sovereignty from caliph ⓘ
military strongman rule ⓘ
hasDomain military hierarchy ⓘ
political authority ⓘ
hierarchicalLevel above caliph in effective power in some periods ⓘ
above ordinary emirs ⓘ
below caliph in theory ⓘ
label Amir al-Umara ⓘ
languageOfName Arabic ⓘ
legalStatus formally subordinate to caliph ⓘ
meaning commander of commanders ⓘ
notableDevelopment emerged during weakening of central caliphal authority ⓘ
originContext late Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
originRegion Iraq ⓘ
politicalRole head of government in practice ⓘ
kingmaker ⓘ
protector of the caliph ⓘ
positionRelativeToCaliph often above nominal caliph in practical power ⓘ
powerCharacteristics control over administration ⓘ
control over army ⓘ
control over provincial governors ⓘ
relatedConcept emir ⓘ
sultan ⓘ
vizier ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence Baghdad ⓘ
Iraq and surrounding regions ⓘ
timePeriod 10th century ⓘ
11th century ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ
typicalHolder dynastic prince ⓘ
powerful military commander ⓘ
warlord ⓘ
usedIn Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
Buyid dynasty ⓘ
Hamdanid dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Hamdanid Emirate

later Islamic polities ⓘ
medieval Islamic world ⓘ

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Buyid dynasty → titleUsed → Amir al-Umara ⓘ
Amir al-Umara → label → Amir al-Umara ⓘ
Amir al-Umara → alternativeName → Amīr al-Umara ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Umara
Amir al-Umara → alternativeName → Amir al-Umaraʾ ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Umara
Adud al-Dawla → title → Amir al-umara ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Umara
Jawhar al-Siqilli → title → al-Qāʾid (the commander) ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Umara
يزيد بن معاوية → اللقب → أمير المؤمنين ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Umara
Muhammad IV of Granada → title → Amir al-Muslimin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Umara