al-Mu'tasim

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Abbasid caliph Muslim ruler historical figure

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.

Aliases (3)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Abbasid caliph → Muslim ruler → historical figure →
birthPlace	Baghdad →
burialPlace	Samarra →
caliphate	Abbasid Caliphate →
capitalDuringReign	Samarra →
deathPlace	Samarra →
dynasty	Abbasid →
enemy	Byzantine Empire →
era	9th century →
expandedUseOf	Turkish slave soldiers in the Abbasid army → military slaves →
father	Harun al-Rashid →
founded	Samarra → Samarra garrison city →
governmentType	Caliphate →
house	House of Abbas →
knownFor	founding Samarra as a new capital → institutionalizing Turkish slave soldiers → military campaigns against Byzantium → shifting political power toward military slaves →
language	Arabic →
mother	Marida →
name	Abu Ishaq Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid →
notableBattle	Battle of Anzen →
notableCampaign	campaign against the Byzantine Empire →
office	Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate →
orderedSackOf	Amorium →
predecessor	al-Ma'mun →
reasonForFoundingSamarra	to house Turkish and other slave soldiers →
regionRuled	Iraq → parts of the Middle East →
regnalName	al-Mu'tasim bi-llah →
reignEnd	842 →
reignStart	833 →
religion	Islam →
sibling	al-Amin → al-Ma'mun →
successor	al-Wathiq →
territorialCapitalMovedFrom	Baghdad →
territorialCapitalMovedTo	Samarra →
title	Caliph → Commander of the Faithful →
usedMilitaryForces	Turkish slave soldiers → ghilman →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mihna ("al-Muʿtasim") →	continuedBy
Samarra ("Caliph al-Mu'tasim") →	foundedBy
Samarra period →	hasCaliph
al-Mu'tasim ("al-Mu'tasim bi-llah") →	regnalName
Abbasid Caliphate →	ruler
al-Ma'mun →	sibling
al-Ma'mun →	successor