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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Predicate Object
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
Abbasid governors of Egypt → appointedBy → Caliph al-Mutawakkil ⓘ
linked to: al-Mutawakkil
Samarra ceramic workshops → associatedWithRuler → Caliph al-Mutawakkil ⓘ
linked to: al-Mutawakkil
House of al-Abbas → notableRuler → Al-Mutawakkil ⓘ
linked to: al-Mutawakkil
Ahmad ibn Ja'far → father → al-Mutawakkil ⓘ
al-Muwaffaq → father → al-Mutawakkil ⓘ
al-Mu'tadid → grandfather → al-Mutawakkil ⓘ
Islamic inquisition → abolishedBy → Caliph al-Mutawakkil ⓘ
linked to: al-Mutawakkil
Miḥna → abolishedBy → al-Mutawakkil ⓘ
al-Muhtazz → father → al-Mutawakkil ⓘ
Malwiya Tower → commissionedBy → Caliph al-Mutawakkil ⓘ
linked to: al-Mutawakkil
Al-Mu'tamid → father → Al-Mutawakkil ⓘ
subject linked to: Caliph al-Mu'tamid
linked to: al-Mutawakkil