al-Mutawakkil
E260965
Al-Mutawakkil was an Abbasid caliph of the 9th century known for restoring Sunni orthodoxy and reversing earlier religious policies of his predecessors.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| al-Mutawakkil canonical | 10 |
| Caliph al-Mutawakkil | 5 |
| Abbasid Caliph al-Mutawakkil | 1 |
| Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Ja'far al-Mutawakkil | 1 |
| Al-Mutawakkil | 1 |
| al-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāh | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2186610 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: al-Mutawakkil Context triple: [Mihna, abolishedBy, al-Mutawakkil]
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A.
al-Mutawakkil III
Al-Mutawakkil III was the final Abbasid caliph in Cairo, whose deposition by the Ottoman sultan Selim I in 1517 symbolically ended the Abbasid caliphal line.
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B.
al-Mu'tasim
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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C.
al-Muhtadi
Al-Muhtadi was an Abbasid caliph of the 9th century known for his brief, reform-minded reign marked by attempts to restore moral rigor and reduce court corruption during a turbulent period of political instability.
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D.
al-Wathiq
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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E.
Hisham III
Hisham III was the final Umayyad ruler of the Caliphate of Córdoba, presiding over its decline and eventual collapse in the early 11th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: al-Mutawakkil Target entity description: Al-Mutawakkil was an Abbasid caliph of the 9th century known for restoring Sunni orthodoxy and reversing earlier religious policies of his predecessors.
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A.
al-Mutawakkil III
Al-Mutawakkil III was the final Abbasid caliph in Cairo, whose deposition by the Ottoman sultan Selim I in 1517 symbolically ended the Abbasid caliphal line.
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B.
al-Mu'tasim
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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C.
al-Muhtadi
Al-Muhtadi was an Abbasid caliph of the 9th century known for his brief, reform-minded reign marked by attempts to restore moral rigor and reduce court corruption during a turbulent period of political instability.
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D.
al-Wathiq
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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E.
Hisham III
Hisham III was the final Umayyad ruler of the Caliphate of Córdoba, presiding over its decline and eventual collapse in the early 11th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abbasid caliph
ⓘ
Muslim ruler ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| birthYear | circa 822 ⓘ |
| caliphNumber | 10th Abbasid caliph ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Samarra ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| centuryOfRule | 9th century ⓘ |
| culturalPolicy | patronage of scholars and poets in Samarra ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Samarra ⓘ |
| deathYear | 861 ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid dynasty
|
| empire | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| era | Samarra period of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| father |
al-Mu'tasim
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Muʿtasim
|
| fullName |
al-Muwaffaq
ⓘ
surface form:
Jaʿfar al-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāh
|
| givenName | Jaʿfar ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | key figure in the consolidation of Sunni orthodoxy ⓘ |
| house | House of Abbas ⓘ |
| killedBy | Turkish guards ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ending the Mihna (inquisition)
ⓘ
persecuting Muʿtazilites ⓘ policies unfavorable to non-Muslims ⓘ restoring Sunni orthodoxy ⓘ restricting Shia activities ⓘ reversing Muʿtazilite religious policies ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Arabic ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
assassination in a palace coup
ⓘ
conflict with Turkish military slaves ⓘ |
| policyChange |
abolished enforcement of the doctrine of the created Qurʾan
ⓘ
restored traditionalist Sunni scholars to favor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Abbasid caliph
ⓘ
Caliph ⓘ |
| predecessor | al-Wathiq ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Iraq
ⓘ
parts of the Middle East ⓘ |
| regnalName |
al-Mutawakkil
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāh
|
| reignEnd | 861 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 847 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousBranch | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy |
promotion of Sunni traditionalism (ahl al-hadith)
ⓘ
suppression of rationalist theology (kalam) ⓘ |
| successor | al-Muntasir ⓘ |
| territorialExtent | nominal authority over much of the Islamic empire ⓘ |
| title |
Imam
ⓘ
surface form:
Commander of the Faithful
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: al-Mutawakkil Description of subject: Al-Mutawakkil was an Abbasid caliph of the 9th century known for restoring Sunni orthodoxy and reversing earlier religious policies of his predecessors.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mihna
this entity surface form:
Abbasid Caliph al-Mutawakkil
this entity surface form:
Caliph al-Mutawakkil
this entity surface form:
Caliph al-Mutawakkil
this entity surface form:
Al-Mutawakkil
this entity surface form:
Caliph al-Mutawakkil
subject surface form:
Al-Mutawakkil
this entity surface form:
al-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāh
this entity surface form:
Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Ja'far al-Mutawakkil
this entity surface form:
Caliph al-Mutawakkil
subject surface form:
Roda Island Nilometer
this entity surface form:
Caliph al-Mutawakkil