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'Adud al-Dawla, a Common card
Fannā Khusraw, better known by his laqab of ʿAḍud al-Dawla was an emir of the Buyid dynasty, ruling from 949 to 983.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 80
- Power
- 150
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 13,000
Power 150 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
'Adud al-Dawla quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the 'Adud al-Dawla card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
At the height of his power, he ruled an empire stretching from Makran to Yemen and the shores of the ______ Sea.
Answer
Mediterranean. At the height of his power, he ruled an empire stretching from Makran to Yemen and the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. From the 'Adud al-Dawla article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
2000 Pacific typhoon season. 2000 Pacific typhoon season 80 · Tao Yuanming 76 · Islamization of Jerusalem 73 · 'Adud al-Dawla 70 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Islamization of Jerusalem. Islamization of Jerusalem 20,000 · 'Adud al-Dawla 13,000 · 14th Fighter Squadron 6,000 · History of Middlesbrough 4,800 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- At the height of his power, he ruled an empire stretching from Makran to Yemen and the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
- He is widely regarded as the greatest monarch of the Buyid dynasty, and by the end of his reign he was the most powerful ruler in the Middle East.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The 'Adud al-Dawla article was read about 13,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 80: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get 'Adud al-Dawla
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, 'Adud al-Dawla (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Smithsonian, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
