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Tariq ibn-Ziyad d.720: An Amazigh (Berber) general who converted to Islam after the Arab conquest, he later led the Muslim army which conquered Hispania.
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Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi: A Spanish Umayyad general born in Yemen who fought Charles Marteltwice in France in the battles of Tours and Narbonne, and was defeated in both engagements.
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Abd-ar-Rahman bin Muawiyah ad-Dakhil (731-788): Founder of the Umayyad rule in Spain, he escaped from the Abbasids in Damascus and through North Africa reached Iberia, where he used the regional dissension against Yusuf al-Fihri to his advantage and defeated him, taking control of the entire peninsula.
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Zaid ibn Ali: An Arab who fought the Banu Umayyad.
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Muhammad bin Qasim: 695–715: An early Arab General who captured Sind and Multan and parts of Punjab in Pakistan.
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Isma'il ibn Jafar: An Arab who fought the Banu Umayyad.
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Marwan II Last Umayyad Caliph and a military leader
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Qutaibah bin Muslim: An Arab Muslim general who captured Transoxiana.
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Abu Muslim, the Persian Abbasid general who toppled the Umayyad dynasty
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As-Saffah Abbasid Caliph, founder of Abbasid Dynasty and a military leader.
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Al-Mansur Abbasid Caliph and a powerful military leader.
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Al-Mahdi Abbasid Caliph and a powerful military leader.
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Harun al-Rashid the famous Abbasid Caliph and the great Muslim military leader.
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Al-Amin Abbasid Caliph and a military leader.
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Al-Ma'mun Abbasid Caliph and a military leader.
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Al-Abbas ibn al-Ma'mun Famous Abbasid Prince and a military leader.
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Al-Mu'tasim Abbasid Caliph and the powerful military leader.
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Al-Muwaffaq Abbasid Prince and a talented military leader, brother of Caliph Al-Mu'tamid.
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Al-Mu'tadid Abbasid Caliph and a powerful military leader (892-902).
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Tahir ibn Husayn d.822: A soldier of the Abbasid Empire.
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Mahmud of Ghazni 971–1030: Ruler of Ghazni.
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Abd al-Rahman III 8th Umayyad Emir of Córdoba.
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Jawhar as-Siqilli: A commander of Fatimid forces, he founded Cairo and built Al-Azhar Mosque.
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Alp Arslan
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Tughril Beg: founder of the Seljuq Dynasty.
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Yusuf ibn Tashfin: founder of the Almoravid Dynasty in the Islamic West, he secured several decisive military victories against the Christians in Al-Andalus and was able to reunify it under his rule after a period of internal fragmentation known as Muluk Al-Tawaif.
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Muhammad of Ghor
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Nur ad-Din Zangi 1118–1174: A Syrian ruler and military leader who fought in the Crusades.
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Ṣalaḥ ad-Dīn Yusuf bin Ayyub 1137-1193: He unified Egypt, Syria, and Palestine under his rule, led the Muslims to victory at the Battle of Hattin and was able to reclaim several cities from the Crusaders, especially Jerusalem.
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Saif ad-Din Ghazi I: A leader during the crusades.
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Al-Muqtafi Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad and a military leader.
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Al-Nasir Abbasid Caliph and a military leader.
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Qutb-ud-din Aybak: He built the Qutub Minar.
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Az-Zahir Abbasid Caliph and a military leader of Abbasid army.
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Al-Nasir Abbasid Caliph and a military leader.
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Shams ud-Din Iltutmish: He conquered Multan and Bengal from contesting rulers, and Ranthambhore and Siwalik from their rulers.
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Shah Jalal: Known to have propagated Islam into north-eastern Bengal after a long history of travel between the Middle East, Persia, Central Asia and South Asia.
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Razia Sultan: A Turkish princess who ruled modern-day India.
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Mu'in ad-Din Unur
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Al-Kamil: A Sunni Kurd leader.
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Baibars: The fourth Sultan of Egypt in the Mamluk Bahri dynasty, he fought Crusaders and Mongols.
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Saif ad-Din Qutuz: fought Crusaders and Mongols.
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Qalawun: fought Crusaders.
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Khalil
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Ghiyas ud din Balban
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Ala ud din Khilji: An Indian king who fought the Mongols.
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Osman Ghazi I: The founder of the Ottoman Dynasty.
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Berke Khan: A ruler of the Golden Horde
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Aybak: The founder of the Mamluk Dynasty.
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Ertuğrul: Father of Osman I and leader of the Kayi tribe who was in service of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum.
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Ala ad-Din Kay Qubadh I The ruler of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum who fought the Byzantines.
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Tamerlane (Taimur Lame or Timur) 1370–1405: Conqueror of the Middle East and founder of the Timurid dynasty.
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Bayezid I: The victor at the Battle of Nicopolis
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Karam Ali Alavi:Karam Ali Alavi was a 14th-century General in the Mughal army. Karam was a descendant of a 10th-century Sufi saint named Sayyid Awn Qutbh Shah Al Baghdadi. Sayyid was the direct descendant of the 4th Islamic Calipha Ali ibn Abu Talib through his son Abbas ibn Ali.Karam was renowned for his bravery in the battle field. He had led many campaigns against the Rajput kingdoms.Karam was a descendant of the famous Khilji commander Abbas Sani Alavi who led couple of successful campaigns against the Mongols.It is believed to have said Karam passed away at the age of 87 in the city of Chakwal (Modern day Pakistan) his Descendants still reside in the city of Chakwal. He is one of the famous ancestors of the Awan tribe of Chakwal.
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Zheng He 1371–1433: A Chinese mariner, explorer and admiral who was born into a Muslim family but embraced a broader ranging religious faith later.
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Hayreddin Barbarossa 1475–1546: Ottoman Admiral
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Zahiruddin Babur: Conqueror of India and founder of the powerful Mughal Empire.
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Shah Ismail I of Persia: the founder of the Safavid dynasty of Iran, ruling from 1501 to 23 May 1524 as shah (king).
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Selim I: Also known as "Yavuz Sultan Selim", he was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Ottoman Caliph.
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Mehmed II: Also known as "Mehmed the Conqueror", he captured the Byzantine stronghold of Constantinople.
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Sharifa Fatima: A female Zaidi chieftain of Yemen, she conquered Sa'dah.
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Chand Bibi
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Dragut: also known as "The Drawn Sword of Islam", Ottoman Naval Commander, Beylerbey, and famed Corsair
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Humayun: Second Mughal emperor.
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Isa Khan Niazi: Commander of Sher Shah Suri.
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Malik Ambar: An Ethiopian slave who became a general and challenged the might of the Mughal army.
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Sayyed Mahmud Khan: A Commander–in– Chief of the Mughal Empire.
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Sher Shah Suri: Founder the short-lived Sur Dynasty.
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Suleiman the Magnificent: also known as "Kanuni Sultan Süleyman", he was a sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Ottoman Caliph.
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Tahmasp I: He ensured the survival of the Saffavids of Persia.
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Abbas I of Persia: was the 5th Safavid Shah (king) of Iran and is generally considered the strongest ruler of the Safavid dynasty.
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Aurangzeb: Also known as Aurangzeb Alamgir, he was the 6th Mughal Emperor who expanded the Mughal Empire to its largest extent.
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Murad IV: Rejuvenated the Ottoman Empire with reforms and reconquered the city of Yerevan and Baghdad.
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Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung: Son of a renowned nobleman of Emperor Aurangzeb. He held several appointments under Emperor Aurangzeb in the Mughal Empire.
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Daud Khan Panni: He was a Mughal commander, Nawab of the Carnatic and later Viceroy of Deccan. The Emperor Aurangzeb appointed him as a leading commander of the Mughal Army in 1701, while Zulfikhar Ali Khan was the Nawab.
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Nadir Shah 1688–1747: Also known as Nadir Qoli Beg and Tahmasp-Qoli Khan, he was Shah of Iran and a military leader.
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Ahmad Shah Durrani 1722–1772: He was the founder of the Durrani dynasty and is regarded as the founder of the modern state of Afghanistan. He is best known for his victory against the Maratha at the Battle of Panipat (1761).
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Hyder Ali 1722–1782
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Imam Shamil 1797–1871: An Avar (from modern-day Dagestan) who is considered both a political and religious leader for Chechens, Dagestanis, and Caucasians.
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Tipu Sultan 1750–1799): Also known as the Tiger of Mysore, he was the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore. He fought against the British Empire and was defeated and killed at Seringapatam on 4 May 1799.
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Ahmadullah Shah 1787–1858: Led Indian rebel warriors in the Siege and Capture of Lucknow.
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Barkat Ahmad: Leading figure in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Commander in chief of Battle of Chinhat where he led 6000 rebels and attacked the British residency in Lucknow.
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Diponegoro 1785–1855: Javanese prince who opposed the Dutch colonial rule during the Java War of 1825–1830.
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Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi 1797–1861: Leading figure in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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Abd al-Qādir al-Jazā'irī 1808–1883: An Algerian militant against the French occupation.
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Mir Masjidi Khan d.1841: An Afghan resistance leader during the First Anglo-Afghan War.
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Bakht Khan: Indian Muslim commander during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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Husein Gradaščević: Leader of the Great Bosnian uprising.
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Muhammad Ahmad 1844–1885: A Muslim religious leader and militant in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.
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Omar Mukhtar 1858–1931: A Libyan leader of the resistance against the Italian occupation in Libya.
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Bai Chongxi 1893–1966: A general of the Republic of China (ROC).
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Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi 1882–1963: A Berber leader, he fought against the French and Spanish occupations of Northern Morocco.
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Begum Hazrat Mahal: An Indian Queen who fought for independence from the British.
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Ma Zhan'ao 1830–1886: A general of the Qing dynasty.
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Ma Anliang 1855–1920: A general of the Qing dynasty and then of the republic.
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Ma Guoliang: A general of the Qing dynasty.
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Ma Qianling 1824–1909: A general of the Qing dynasty.
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Ma Zhanshan 1885–1950: A general of the Republic of China.
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Ghazi Osman Pasha 1832–1900: An Ottoman field marshal and the hero of the Siege of Plevna.
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Fakhri Pasha 1868–1948: Commander of the Ottoman Empire army and governor of Medina from 1916 to 1919.
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Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt 1789–1848: Commander of the Egyptian army who defeated the Ottoman Empire army several times.
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