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At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Review
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Overview
Al-Hasan b. Ahmad the Qarmatian, known as al-A'sam; he overpowered Damascus before 360. 1
Taking Damascus
There Ja'far b. Fallah al-Kutami, the Fatimids' lieutenant, had gone down to the dakka above the Yazid river outside Damascus; al-A'sam marched out against him though ill, defeated him, captured and killed him, and killed multitudes of his men on Thursday 6 Dhu'l-Qa'da. 1
Connections
People and things also explored
Ja'far ibn Fallah al-Kutami· Damascus· The killing of Ja'far ibn Fallah at the hands of the Qarmatian al-A'sam
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 29
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Hasan ibn Ahmad al-Qarmati al-A'sam”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-hasan-ibn-ahmad-al-aasam/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.