al-Ma'mun

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Al-Ma'mun was a prominent Abbasid caliph known for his patronage of science and philosophy, the founding of the Bayt al-Hikma (House of Wisdom) in Baghdad, and his role in the Mihna (inquisition) over Islamic doctrine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Abbasid caliph
Muslim ruler
historical figure
appointed Ali al-Rida
surface form: Ali al-Rida as heir apparent
birthDate 786
birthPlace Baghdad
burialPlace Tarsus
caliphateCapital Baghdad
cameToPowerAfter Fourth Fitna
commissioned astronomical observations
geographical surveys
measurement of the Earth's circumference
conflict Byzantine Empire
deathDate 833
deathPlace near Tarsus
dynasty Abbasid Caliphate
era Islamic Golden Age
event Mihna
father Harun al-Rashid
founded House of Wisdom
surface form: Bayt al-Hikma
fullName al-Ma'mun self-linksurface differs
surface form: Abu al-Abbas Abd Allah al-Ma'mun ibn Harun al-Rashid
givenName Abdullah
surface form: Abd Allah
initiated Mihna
knownFor founding the Bayt al-Hikma
patronage of philosophy
patronage of science
support of rationalist theology
support of the Mu'tazilite school
Mihna (inquisition)
surface form: the Mihna inquisition
language Arabic
ledCampaignsIn Byzantine frontier regions
mother Marajil
patronage House of Wisdom
surface form: Bayt al-Hikma
policy enforcement of the doctrine of the createdness of the Qur'an
politicalConflict civil war with al-Amin
predecessor al-Amin
promoted astronomy
mathematics
medicine
translation of Greek works into Arabic
regnalName al-Ma'mun self-link
reignEnd 833
reignStart 813
religion Islam
sibling al-Amin
al-Mu'tasim
successor al-Mu'tasim
territoryRuled Abbasid Caliphate
title Amir al-Mu’minin
surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

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Abbasid Caliphate ruler al-Ma'mun
Mihna (inquisition) initiatedBy al-Ma'mun
subject surface form: Mihna
this entity surface form: al-Maʾmun
House of Wisdom patron al-Ma'mun
al-Ma'mun fullName al-Ma'mun self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Abu al-Abbas Abd Allah al-Ma'mun ibn Harun al-Rashid
al-Ma'mun regnalName al-Ma'mun self-link
al-Mu'tasim predecessor al-Ma'mun
al-Mu'tasim sibling al-Ma'mun
Harun al-Rashid child al-Ma'mun
Iltutmish receivedTitleFrom al-Ma'mun
this entity surface form: Abbasid Caliph
Al-Khwarizmi associatedWith al-Ma'mun
this entity surface form: Caliph al-Ma'mun
Ali al-Rida appointedHeirBy al-Ma'mun
Muhammad al-Jawad contemporaneousWith al-Ma'mun
this entity surface form: Caliph al-Ma'mun
House of Abbas notableRuler al-Ma'mun
this entity surface form: Al-Ma'mun
Hunayn ibn Ishaq patron al-Ma'mun
this entity surface form: Caliph al-Ma'mun
Mihna initiatedBy al-Ma'mun
Fourth Fitna hasMainBelligerent al-Ma'mun
Fourth Fitna hasKeyFigure al-Ma'mun
Hārūn ibn Muḥammad child al-Ma'mun
al-Qasim sibling al-Ma'mun
Marajil child al-Ma'mun
Marajil associatedWith al-Ma'mun
al-Amin successor al-Ma'mun
al-Amin sibling al-Ma'mun
Tahirid dynasty overlord al-Ma'mun
this entity surface form: Caliph al-Ma'mun
Al-Khwarizmi's Al-jabr wa-l-muqabala commissionedBy al-Ma'mun
this entity surface form: Caliph al-Ma'mun
Theophilus (emperor) opponent al-Ma'mun
subject surface form: Theophilus
this entity surface form: Caliph al-Ma'mun
Zīj al-Sindhind commissionedUnder al-Ma'mun
this entity surface form: al-Maʾmūn