776 ⟶ Al-Mahdi's Marriage to Asma and then Al-Khayzuran
Al-Mahdi's second wife was Asma, She grew up at the court. I...
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💍 Marriage of Muhammad ibn al-Mansur to Rayta bint al-Saffah
Abbasid heir Muhammad ibn al-Mansur (future caliph Al-Mahdi) married famous Abbasid princess Rayta bint al-Saffah as his first wife after his return from Khurasan.⟶
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Iraq👑 Death of Al-Mansur and Accession of Al-Mahdi
Death or the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mansur, accession of Al-Mahdi.⟶
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Iraq💍 Al-Mahdi's Marriage to Asma and then Al-Khayzuran
Al-Mahdi's second wife was Asma, She grew up at the court. In 775–776, Al-Mahdi formed a sudden attachment for her. He married her, settling on her a marriage portion of one million dirhams. Al-Mahdi divorced Asma bint Atta within months and married al-Khayzuran bint Atta as his third wife.⟶
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