Caliph al-Mu'tamid

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Caliph al-Mu'tamid was an Abbasid caliph (r. 870–892) whose reign marked a period of political fragmentation and increasing autonomy of regional dynasties within the Islamic empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Abbasid caliph ⓘ
Muslim ruler ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
acknowledgedBy provincial rulers through khutba and coinage in his name ⓘ
appointedAsHeir Al-Mufawwid ⓘ
birthPlace Samarra ⓘ
brother Al-Mu'tazz ⓘ
linked to: al-Mu'tazz

Al-Muhtadi ⓘ
linked to: al-Muhtadi
caliphate Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Samarra ⓘ
co-ruledWith Al-Muwaffaq ⓘ
linked to: al-Muwaffaq
deathDate 892 ⓘ
deathPlace Samarra ⓘ
dynasty Abbasid ⓘ
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate
era late 9th century ⓘ
facedRebellionFrom Zanj rebels ⓘ
linked to: Zanj Rebellion
father Al-Mutawakkil ⓘ
linked to: al-Mutawakkil
fullName Abu’l-‘Abbas Ahmad ibn Ja‘far ⓘ
linked to: Ahmad ibn Ja'far
historicalPeriod Islamic Golden Age ⓘ
house House of Abbas ⓘ
knownFor reign during decline of Abbasid political power ⓘ
symbolic rather than effective rule ⓘ
weak central authority ⓘ
languageOfCourt Arabic ⓘ
laterSeatOfCaliphate Baghdad ⓘ
majorConflictDuringReign Zanj Rebellion ⓘ
majorOpponentDynasty Saffarids ⓘ
linked to: Saffarid dynasty

Tulunids ⓘ
nominalAuthorityOver Saffarid dynasty in eastern Iran ⓘ
linked to: Saffarid dynasty

Tulunid dynasty in Egypt ⓘ
various autonomous provincial governors ⓘ
periodCharacterizedBy increasing autonomy of regional dynasties ⓘ
political fragmentation of Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
politicalPowerDeFactoHeldBy Al-Muwaffaq ⓘ
linked to: al-Muwaffaq
predecessor Al-Muhtadi ⓘ
linked to: al-Muhtadi
region Iraq ⓘ
regnalName Al-Mu'tamid ‘ala Allah ⓘ
linked to: al-Mu'tamid
reignEnd 892 ⓘ
reignStart 870 ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
sovereignOf Abbasid domains centered in Iraq ⓘ
succeededBy his nephew Al-Mu'tadid ⓘ
successor Al-Mu'tadid ⓘ
linked to: al-Mu'tadid
territorialControl Iraq ⓘ
parts of Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ
parts of western Iran ⓘ
title Caliph ⓘ

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Tahirid dynasty → overlord → Caliph al-Mu'tamid ⓘ
Ahmad ibn Ja'far → style → Caliph al-Mu'tamid 'ala Allah ⓘ
linked to: Caliph al-Mu'tamid
al-Muwaffaq → regentFor → Caliph al-Muʿtamid ⓘ
linked to: Caliph al-Mu'tamid
al-Muwaffaq → limitedPowerOf → Caliph al-Muʿtamid ⓘ
linked to: Caliph al-Mu'tamid