The 880s decade ran from January 1, 880, to December 31, 889.
The 900s decade ran from January 1, 900, to December 31, 909.
The 920s decade ran from January 1, 920, to December 31, 929.
Year 885 (DCCCLXXXV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.
Year 900 (CM) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.
Year 896 (DCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.
Year 904 (CMIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Year 906 (CMVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.
Abū Muḥammad ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad, better known by his regnal name al-Muktafī bi-llāh, was the caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate from 902 to 908. More liberal and sedentary than his militaristic father al-Mu'tadid, al-Muktafi essentially continued his policies, although most of the actual conduct of government was left to his viziers and officials. His reign saw the defeat of the Qarmatians of the Syrian Desert, and the reincorporation of Egypt and the parts of Syria ruled by the Tulunid dynasty. The war with the Byzantine Empire continued with alternating success, although the Arabs scored a major victory in the Sack of Thessalonica in 904. His death in 908 opened the way for the installation of a weak ruler, al-Muqtadir, by the palace bureaucracy, and began the terminal decline of the Abbasid Caliphate that ended in 946 with the caliphs becoming puppet rulers under the Buyid dynasty.
Damian of Tarsus, surnamed Ghulam Yazman, was a Byzantine Greek convert to Islam, governor of Tarsus in 896–897 and one of the main leaders of naval raids against the Eastern Roman Empire in the early 10th century.
Abu'l-Najm Badr al-Mu'tadidi was the chief military commander of the Abbasid Caliphate during the reign of Caliph al-Mu'tadid (892–902). Originally a military slave who served under the future al-Mu'tadid in the suppression of the Zanj Rebellion, his ability and loyalty led him to become the Caliph's commander-in-chief, exercising considerable influence in the governance of the state throughout Mu'tadid's reign. He was executed on 14 August 902 due to the machinations of the ambitious vizier, al-Qasim ibn Ubayd Allah.
Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Kundaj was a prominent general of the Abbasid Caliphate in the early 10th century.
Bishr al-Afshini was a military commander for the Abbasid Caliphate and the governor (wali) of Tarsus from 912/3 until at least 918.
Ibn al-Ikhshad or Ibn al-Ikhshid was the governor of Tarsus for the Abbasid Caliphate from April 898 until his death in battle against the Byzantines in early 900.
Ṭughj ibn Juff ibn Yiltakīn ibn Fūrān ibn Fūrī ibn Khāqān was a Turkic military officer who served the Abbasid Caliphate and the autonomous Tulunids. He was the father of Muhammad al-Ikhshid, the founder of the Ikhshidid dynasty.
Muhammad ibn Sulayman, surnamed al-Katib, was a senior official and commander of the Abbasid Caliphate, most notable for his victories against the Qarmatians and for his reconquest of Syria and Egypt from the autonomous Tulunid dynasty.
Isa ibn Muhammad al-Nushari or Isa ibn Musa al-Nushari was an Abbasid commander and governor of Isfahan in 896–900 and of Egypt from 905 to his death in spring 910.
Yahya ibn Zakarawayh, also known under his assumed name Sahib al-Naqa, was a Qarmatian leader in the Syrian Desert in the early years of the 10th century.
Badr ibn ʿAbdallāh al-Ḥammāmī also known as Badr al-Kabīr, was a general who served the Tulunids and later the Abbasids.
Asma bint Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun, better known as Qatr al-Nada, was a daughter of Tulunid vassal ruler Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad and the principal wife of the sixteenth Abbasid caliph, al-Mu'tadid.
