al-Mutawakkil

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Al-Mutawakkil was an Abbasid caliph of the 9th century known for restoring Sunni orthodoxy and reversing earlier religious policies of his predecessors.

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instanceOf Abbasid caliph
Muslim ruler
historical figure
birthYear circa 822
caliphNumber 10th Abbasid caliph
capitalDuringReign Samarra
causeOfDeath assassination
centuryOfRule 9th century
culturalPolicy patronage of scholars and poets in Samarra
deathPlace Samarra
deathYear 861
dynasty Abbasid dynasty
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate
empire Abbasid Caliphate
era Samarra period of the Abbasid Caliphate
father al-Muʿtasim
linked to: al-Mu'tasim
fullName Jaʿfar al-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāh
linked to: al-Muwaffaq
givenName Jaʿfar
historicalReputation key figure in the consolidation of Sunni orthodoxy
house House of Abbas
killedBy Turkish guards
knownFor ending the Mihna (inquisition)
persecuting Muʿtazilites
policies unfavorable to non-Muslims
restoring Sunni orthodoxy
restricting Shia activities
reversing Muʿtazilite religious policies
languageOfCourt Arabic
notableEvent assassination in a palace coup
conflict with Turkish military slaves
policyChange abolished enforcement of the doctrine of the created Qurʾan
restored traditionalist Sunni scholars to favor
positionHeld Abbasid caliph
Caliph
predecessor al-Wathiq
regionRuled Iraq
parts of the Middle East
regnalName al-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāh
linked to: al-Mutawakkil
reignEnd 861
reignStart 847
religion Islam
religiousBranch Sunni Islam
religiousPolicy promotion of Sunni traditionalism (ahl al-hadith)
suppression of rationalist theology (kalam)
successor al-Muntasir
territorialExtent nominal authority over much of the Islamic empire
title Commander of the Faithful
linked to: Imam

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Mihna abolishedBy al-Mutawakkil
subject linked to: Mihna (inquisition)
Samarra period hasCaliph al-Mutawakkil
Roda Nilometer commissionedBy Abbasid Caliph al-Mutawakkil
linked to: al-Mutawakkil
Nilometer of al-Mutawakkil builtFor Caliph al-Mutawakkil
linked to: al-Mutawakkil
Nilometer of al-Mutawakkil namedAfter al-Mutawakkil
al-Musta'in predecessor al-Mutawakkil
al-Mu'tamid father al-Mutawakkil
Hunayn ibn Ishaq patron Caliph al-Mutawakkil
linked to: al-Mutawakkil
al-Wathiq successor al-Mutawakkil
Mihna abolishedBy al-Mutawakkil
al-Muntasir father al-Mutawakkil
al-Muntasir predecessor al-Mutawakkil
Great Mosque of Samarra foundedBy Al-Mutawakkil
linked to: al-Mutawakkil
Abu Dulaf Mosque commissionedBy Caliph al-Mutawakkil
linked to: al-Mutawakkil
Al-Mutawakkil regnalName al-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāh
subject linked to: al-Mutawakkil
linked to: al-Mutawakkil
al-Mu'tazz fullName Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Ja'far al-Mutawakkil
linked to: al-Mutawakkil
al-Mu'tazz father al-Mutawakkil
Tahirid dynasty overlord Caliph al-Mutawakkil
linked to: al-Mutawakkil
Roda Island Nilometer builtUnder Caliph al-Mutawakkil
subject linked to: Nilometer
linked to: al-Mutawakkil