At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Summary
In 436 AH the sultan Abu Kalijar entered Baghdad 1.
The al-Ulab
The drums called al-ulab were beaten for him at the five daily prayers, a honour given to no one before him except three times 1.
Connections
- Occurred at
- Baghdad
- Had participant
- al-Malik Abu Kalijar ibn Sultan al-Dawla
People and things also explored
The restoration of the khutba to Jalal al-Dawla in Baghdad· The ghilman's expulsion of Jalal al-Dawla from Baghdad, 423· Death of Abu Kalijar and investiture of al-Malik al-Rahim· The Nizamiyya Madrasa of Baghdad· Bayt al-Hikma — the House of Wisdom· The 'Adudi Bimaristan· al-Bimaristan al-Muqtadiri· Bimaristan al-Sayyida
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 256
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Abu Kalijar Enters Baghdad and the Kettledrums Are Beaten for Him”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/abu-kalijar-enters-baghdad-436/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.