Hakami
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The Hakami tribe or Tribe of Hakam was an Arabian tribe influential in early Muslim
politics, particularly during the Umayyad Caliphate. Prior to the rise of Islam
, their territory was in south and western Arabia. Some of its best known members include:
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politics, particularly during the Umayyad Caliphate. Prior to the rise of Islam
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, their territory was in south and western Arabia. Some of its best known members include:
- Al-Jarrah bin Abdullah Al-Hakami, Umayyad general who fought (and was slain by) the KhazarsKhazarsThe Khazars were semi-nomadic Turkic people who established one of the largest polities of medieval Eurasia, with the capital of Atil and territory comprising much of modern-day European Russia, western Kazakhstan, eastern Ukraine, Azerbaijan, large portions of the northern Caucasus , parts of...
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- Abu NuwasAbu NuwasAbu-Nuwas al-Hasan ben Hani Al-Hakami ,a known as Abū-Nuwās , was one of the greatest of classical Arabic poets, who also composed in Persian on occasion. Born in the city of Ahvaz in Persia, of an Arab father and a Persian mother, he became a master of all the contemporary genres of Arabic poetry...
The famous poet during the Abbasi Dynasty. His name is Al-Hasan bin Hani' Al-Hakami.