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.

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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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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 ⓘ
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al-Wathiq → predecessor → al-Muʿtasim ⓘ
linked to: al-Mu'tasim
Mihna → continuedBy → al-Mu'tasim ⓘ
al-Muhtadi → grandfather → al-Muʿtasim ⓘ
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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
Abbasid governors of Egypt → appointedBy → Caliph al-Mu'tasim ⓘ
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Samarra ceramic workshops → associatedWithRuler → Caliph al-Muʿtasim ⓘ
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Theophilos → opponent → Caliph al-Mu'tasim ⓘ
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Abbasid court in Samarra → foundedBy → Caliph al-Mu'tasim ⓘ
linked to: al-Mu'tasim
House of al-Abbas → notableRuler → Al-Mu'tasim ⓘ
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Muhammad ibn al-Mu'tasim → childOf → al-Mu'tasim ⓘ
Siege of Amorium → commander → al-Mu'tasim ⓘ
Siege of Amorium → commandedBySide → Abbasid Caliphate – al-Mu'tasim ⓘ
linked to: al-Mu'tasim
Islamic inquisition → continuedBy → Caliph al-Mu'tasim ⓘ
linked to: al-Mu'tasim
Miḥna → continuedBy → al-Muʿtaṣim ⓘ
linked to: al-Mu'tasim
Abu Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn al-Muʿtasim → father → al-Muʿtasim ⓘ
linked to: al-Mu'tasim
Abu Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn al-Muʿtasim → precededBy → al-Muʿtasim ⓘ
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Abu Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn al-Muʿtasim → continuedPolicyOf → al-Muʿtasim ⓘ
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Shujāʿ → spouse → al-Muʿtasim ⓘ
linked to: al-Mu'tasim