Political Intrigue

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• The Story of the Two Viziers Aug 23, 2025

  

  In the magnificent city of Damascus, during the reign of Sultan Harun al-Malik, there lived two men whose friendship had become legendary throughout the land. Khalil ibn Omar and Yusuf ibn Ahmad had grown up together in the same quarter, studied under the same teachers, and risen through the ranks of the sultan’s court side by side. So trusted were they that the sultan had appointed them both as viziers, sharing equally in the responsibility of governing his vast kingdom.