934 Kahir deposed and blinded. His nephew, =Radhi=, succeeds. He creates the office of emir of the emirs, corresponding to mayor of the palace. He is the last caliph to possess any considerable spiritual or temporal power. 939 Capture of Mosul. 940 Death of Radhi, succeeded by his brother, =Muttaki=. Al-Baridi, the head of a Chaldean principality, besieges Baghdad, but is repulsed. 944 Turun seizes Muttaki and puts his eyes out. =Mustafki=, son of Muktafi, is chosen by Turun to succeed. Owing to the unpopularity of Zirak, the emir of the emirs, the people call upon Akhmed, the Buyid ruler, who establishes himself vizir to the caliph with title Muiz ad-Daula. He and his successors, under the title of emir of the emirs, absorb all political power. 946 Mustafki conspires against Akhmed, who seizes him and puts his eyes out. Muktadir’s son, =Muti=, is chosen to succeed. Constant war with the Byzantines. 958 The Fatimite caliph, Muiz ad-Din, subdues all Africa and Egypt and is acknowledged by Arabia. 961 Foundation of the principality of Ghazni. 968 Nicephorus takes Antioch from the Mohammedans. 974 Abdication of Muti. His son, =Tai=, succeeds. The Buyid princes contend furiously for the office of emir. 991 The emir, Baha ad-Daula, compels Tai to abdicate, and appoints =Kadir=, grandson of Muktadir, to the caliphate. 995 Aleppo taken from the Mohammedans by the emperor Basil. 997 Mahmud, of Ghazni, comes to the throne. He reigns until 1028. 1020 Firdusi, the Persian Homer, flourishes. The power of the Seljuk Turks increases. 1030 Mohammedan victory over the Byzantines at Azaz. 1031 Death of Kadir. His son, =Kaim=, succeeds. 1038 Mohammedans regain Edessa. 1055 The caliph, oppressed by the emir, calls upon Toghril Beg, the Seljuk. The latter enters Baghdad, overthrows the Buyids, and takes their place. 1063 Death of Toghril, leaving the power to his nephew, Alp Arslan. 1074 Suleiman, the Seljuk, conquers Asia Minor and founds kingdom of Rum or Iconium. 1075 Death of Kaim. His grandson, =Muktadi=, succeeds. 1076 The Seljuk Turks conquer Syria from the Fatimites and take Jerusalem. 1090 Hassan b. Sabba, of Nishapur, organises a band of Karmathians, named the “Assassins.” 1092 Death of Malik Shah, successor of Alp Arslan. Decline of Seljuk power. 1094 Death of Muktadi. His son, =Mustazhir=, succeeds. 1096 The Fatimite caliph, Mustali, takes Jerusalem. 1099 The crusaders succeed in getting the whole of Asia Minor. 1118 Death of Mustazhir. His son, =Mustarshid=, succeeds. 1135 Murder of Mustarshid by the Assassins. His son, =Rashid=, succeeds.