al-Wathiq

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al-Wathiq was an Abbasid caliph (r. 842–847 CE) known for his patronage of culture and theology and for upholding the rationalist Mu'tazilite doctrine within the caliphate.

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Label Occurrences
al-Wathiq canonical 6
Caliph al-Wathiq 1
al-Wathiq bi-llāh 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Abbasid caliph
Caliph
associatedWith Turkish military commanders
birthDate circa 809
burialPlace Samarra
caliphNumber ninth Abbasid caliph
capitalDuringReign Samarra
conflict Byzantine frontier regions
surface form: Byzantine Empire (border warfare)
courtCulture support for musicians
support for poets
support for scholars
deathDate 847
doctrineSupported Muʿtazilite theology
surface form: Muʿtazilism
dynasty Abbasid Caliphate
surface form: Abbasid dynasty
era Islamic Golden Age
father al-Mu'tasim
surface form: al-Muʿtasim
governanceStyle reliance on powerful court officials
historicalPeriod 9th century
house House of al-Abbas
surface form: House of al-ʿAbbās
knownFor continuation of the miḥna (inquisition)
patronage of culture
patronage of theology
support of Muʿtazilite doctrine
language Arabic
maintainedInstitution Abbasid Caliphate
surface form: Abbasid caliphate
mother Shujāʿ
notableEvent suppression of the revolt of Ahmad ibn Naṣr al-Khuzāʿī
patronage rationalist theologians
translation and scholarship
personalName Abu Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn al-Muʿtasim
policy enforcement of the createdness of the Qurʾan
predecessor al-Mu'tasim
surface form: al-Muʿtasim
regionRuled Abbasid Caliphate
regnalName al-Wathiq self-linksurface differs
surface form: al-Wathiq bi-llāh
reignEnd 847
reignStart 842
religion Islam
successor al-Mutawakkil
territorialControl Iraq
parts of Arabia
parts of Iran
parts of the Levant
title Imam
surface form: Commander of the Faithful

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Mihna (inquisition) continuedBy al-Wathiq
subject surface form: Mihna
Samarra period hasCaliph al-Wathiq
al-Mu'tasim successor al-Wathiq
al-Wathiq regnalName al-Wathiq self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: al-Wathiq bi-llāh
Mihna continuedBy al-Wathiq
al-Muhtadi father al-Wathiq
al-Mutawakkil predecessor al-Wathiq
subject surface form: Al-Mutawakkil
Tahirid dynasty overlord al-Wathiq
this entity surface form: Caliph al-Wathiq