al-Mu'tasim

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Al-Mu'tasim was an Abbasid caliph (r. 833–842 CE) known for founding the city of Samarra and expanding the use of Turkish slave soldiers in the caliphal army.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
al-Mu'tasim canonical 11
al-Muʿtasim 5
Caliph al-Mu'tasim 4

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Abbasid caliph
Muslim ruler
historical figure
birthPlace Baghdad
burialPlace Samarra
caliphate Abbasid Caliphate
capitalDuringReign Samarra
deathPlace Samarra
dynasty Abbasid
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate
enemy Byzantine Empire
era 9th century
expandedUseOf Turkish slave soldiers in the Abbasid army
military slaves
father Harun al-Rashid
founded Samarra
Samarra garrison city
governmentType Caliphate
house House of Abbas
knownFor founding Samarra as a new capital
institutionalizing Turkish slave soldiers
military campaigns against Byzantium
shifting political power toward military slaves
language Arabic
mother Marida
name Abu Ishaq Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid
linked to: Harun al-Rashid
notableBattle Battle of Anzen
notableCampaign campaign against the Byzantine Empire
office Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
orderedSackOf Amorium
linked to: Hierapolis
predecessor al-Ma'mun
reasonForFoundingSamarra to house Turkish and other slave soldiers
regionRuled Iraq
parts of the Middle East
regnalName al-Mu'tasim bi-llah
linked to: al-Mu'tasim
reignEnd 842
reignStart 833
religion Islam
sibling al-Amin
al-Ma'mun
successor al-Wathiq
territorialCapitalMovedFrom Baghdad
territorialCapitalMovedTo Samarra
title Caliph
Commander of the Faithful
linked to: Caliph
usedMilitaryForces Turkish slave soldiers
ghilman

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Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Abbasid Caliphate ruler al-Mu'tasim
Mihna continuedBy al-Muʿtasim
subject linked to: Mihna (inquisition)
linked to: al-Mu'tasim
Samarra period hasCaliph al-Mu'tasim
al-Ma'mun successor al-Mu'tasim
al-Ma'mun sibling al-Mu'tasim
al-Mu'tasim regnalName al-Mu'tasim bi-llah
linked to: al-Mu'tasim
Samarra foundedBy Caliph al-Mu'tasim
linked to: al-Mu'tasim
Muhammad al-Jawad contemporaneousWith Caliph al-Mu'tasim
linked to: al-Mu'tasim
al-Musta'in grandfather al-Mu'tasim
House of Abbas notableRuler Al-Mu'tasim
linked to: al-Mu'tasim
Battle of Anzen servedCaliph al-Mu'tasim
al-Wathiq father al-Muʿtasim
linked to: al-Mu'tasim
al-Wathiq predecessor al-Muʿtasim
linked to: al-Mu'tasim
Mihna continuedBy al-Mu'tasim
al-Muhtadi grandfather al-Muʿtasim
linked to: al-Mu'tasim
Marida motherOf al-Mu'tasim
Marida child al-Mu'tasim
Marida relativeOf al-Mu'tasim
Al-Mutawakkil father al-Muʿtasim
subject linked to: al-Mutawakkil
linked to: al-Mu'tasim
Tahirid dynasty overlord Caliph al-Mu'tasim
linked to: al-Mu'tasim
Theophilus opponent Caliph al-Mu'tasim
subject linked to: Theophilus (emperor)
linked to: al-Mu'tasim