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Thamal al-Dulafi

10th century · 10th century

Thamal al-Dulafi was a commander and governor of Tarsus in the early 10th century who led land and naval raids from the Abbasid frontier into Byzantine Anatolia and the Aegean. He was among the leading figures of the thughur, the Muslim frontier zone in Cilicia, and took part in prisoner exchanges with Byzantium.

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Emirate of Tarsus

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Thamal al-Dulafi. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/thamal-al-dulafi
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