al-Mahdi
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Al-Mahdi was the third Abbasid caliph, known for consolidating the dynasty’s power and overseeing a period of political stability and cultural flourishing in the Islamic Golden Age.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abbasid caliph
ⓘ
Muslim ruler ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| administrativeReform |
expanded bureaucracy of the Abbasid state
ⓘ
strengthened fiscal administration ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Iraq ⓘ |
| capital | Baghdad ⓘ |
| child |
Harun al-Rashid
ⓘ
al-Hadi ⓘ |
| conflict | frontier warfare with the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | encouraged literary and scientific activity in Baghdad ⓘ |
| deathDate | 785 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | near Masabadhan ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid
|
| era | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| father |
Al-Mansur
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Mansur
|
| fullName |
Al-Mansur
ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Abdallah al-Mansur
|
| governmentForm | Caliphate ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 8th century ⓘ |
| house | House of Abbas ⓘ |
| knownFor |
consolidating Abbasid power
ⓘ
patronage of culture and learning ⓘ political stability of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| notableEvent | continued development of Baghdad as imperial capital ⓘ |
| notableRelative | Harun al-Rashid ⓘ |
| orderInOffice | third Abbasid caliph ⓘ |
| policy |
reconciliation with various Islamic factions
ⓘ
strengthening central administration ⓘ support of religious scholars ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Caliph
ⓘ
surface form:
Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
|
| predecessor |
Al-Mansur
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Mansur
|
| regionRuled |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ Khorasan ⓘ
surface form:
Khurasan
parts of Persia ⓘ parts of the Levant ⓘ |
| regnalName | al-Mahdi ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 785 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 775 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| seatOfPower | Baghdad ⓘ |
| spouse | al-Khayzuran ⓘ |
| successInOffice | consolidated Abbasid authority over vast territories ⓘ |
| successor | al-Hadi ⓘ |
| successorStateContinuity | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| territorialExtent | Abbasid Caliphate at its early height ⓘ |
| title |
Amir al-Mu’minin
ⓘ
surface form:
Amir al-Mu'minin
|
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subject surface form:
Ibn al-Mahdi