al-Muwaffaq

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Al-Muwaffaq was a powerful Abbasid prince and de facto ruler of the caliphate in the late 9th century, known for restoring central authority and leading successful military campaigns against internal rebellions and external threats.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
al-Muwaffaq canonical 5
Al-Muwaffaq 2
Jaʿfar al-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāh 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Abbasid prince ⓘ
de facto ruler ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
achievement suppression of the Zanj Rebellion ⓘ
associatedWith Samarra period of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Samarra period
baseOfPower Samarra ⓘ
birthCentury 9th century ⓘ
brother al-Muhtadi ⓘ
al-Muʿtamid ⓘ
linked to: al-Mu'tamid

al-Muʿtazz ⓘ
linked to: al-Mu'tazz
consolidatedPowerUnder Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
controlledInstitution Abbasid army ⓘ
linked to: Abbasid forces

state finances ⓘ
deathYear 891 ⓘ
dynasty Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
economicPolicy reassertion of fiscal control over provinces ⓘ
era Islamic Golden Age ⓘ
ethnicBackground Arab ⓘ
father al-Mutawakkil ⓘ
fullName Abu Ahmad Talha ibn Jaʿfar ⓘ
governedDeFacto Iraq ⓘ
western provinces of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
historicalReputation savior of the Abbasid Caliphate in the 9th century ⓘ
house House of al-ʿAbbas ⓘ
linked to: House of al-Abbas
knownFor defending the caliphate against external threats ⓘ
leading military campaigns against internal rebellions ⓘ
restoring central Abbasid authority ⓘ
laterBaseOfPower Baghdad ⓘ
limitedPowerOf Caliph al-Muʿtamid ⓘ
linked to: Caliph al-Mu'tamid
militaryReform reorganization of Abbasid forces ⓘ
nameInArabic الموفق ⓘ
notableConflict Zanj Rebellion ⓘ
campaigns against the Saffarids ⓘ
defense against Byzantine Empire raids ⓘ
opposed provincial separatism ⓘ
periodOfInfluence late 9th century ⓘ
politicalRole power behind the throne ⓘ
position de facto ruler of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
regentFor Caliph al-Muʿtamid ⓘ
linked to: Caliph al-Mu'tamid
region Iraq ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
roleInZanjRebellion supreme commander of Abbasid forces ⓘ
servedAs regent ⓘ
strengthened central government ⓘ
successorInPower his son al-Muʿtadid ⓘ
title al-Muwaffaq bi-llah ⓘ
linked to: al-Muwaffaq

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Referenced by (9)

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

al-Mu'tamid → co-ruler → al-Muwaffaq ⓘ
al-Mu'tamid → delegatedAuthorityTo → al-Muwaffaq ⓘ
Al-Mutawakkil → fullName → Jaʿfar al-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāh ⓘ
subject linked to: al-Mutawakkil
linked to: al-Muwaffaq
Ahmad ibn Ja'far → co-ruledWith → al-Muwaffaq ⓘ
al-Muwaffaq → title → al-Muwaffaq bi-llah ⓘ
linked to: al-Muwaffaq
al-Mu'tadid → father → al-Muwaffaq ⓘ
Zanj Rebellion → opponent → al-Muwaffaq ⓘ
Al-Mu'tamid → politicalPowerDeFactoHeldBy → Al-Muwaffaq ⓘ
subject linked to: Caliph al-Mu'tamid
linked to: al-Muwaffaq
Al-Mu'tamid → co-ruledWith → Al-Muwaffaq ⓘ
subject linked to: Caliph al-Mu'tamid
linked to: al-Muwaffaq