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31 May

Sunday Hijri 14 Dhu al-Hijjah 1447 AH

By the Gregorian calendar 31 May

  1. 1916110 years ago

    Fahreddin Pasha arrives in Medina

    Sent to Medina by Fourth Army commander Cemal Pasha on 28 May 1916, Fahreddin Pasha reached the city on 31 May 1916. He went on to defend Medina until January 1919, a stand remembered as the Defence of Medina.

    Ottoman era Medine 1334 Hicrî Source: TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi — Fahreddin Paşa

By the Hijri calendar 14 Dhu al-Hijjah 1447 AH

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