Abu Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn al-Muʿtasim
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Abu Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn al-Muʿtasim, better known by his regnal name al-Wathiq, was an Abbasid caliph who ruled in the mid-9th century and continued the policies of his father al-Muʿtasim.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abbasid caliph
ⓘ
historical person ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Samarra palace city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | c. 809 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Samarra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caliphalOrder | ninth Abbasid caliph ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Samarra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| child | al-Muhtadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuedPolicyOf | al-Muʿtasim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Samarra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 847 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Abbasid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | al-Muʿtasim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Abu Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn Muhammad al-Muʿtasim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedRegion |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of Arabia ⓘ parts of Iran ⓘ parts of the Levant ⓘ |
| handledByzantineRelations | conducted prisoner exchanges with Byzantines ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | mid-9th century ⓘ |
| house | House of Abbas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
continuation of mihna (inquisition)
ⓘ
patronage of scholars and poets ⓘ support of Muʿtazilite theology ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| maintainedInstitution | mihna (inquisition) courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryPolicy | relied on Turkish slave soldiers ⓘ |
| mother | Qaratis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Byzantine–Abbasid prisoner exchange of 845 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRebellionFaced | revolt of Ahmad ibn Nasr al-Khuzaʿi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronOf | music and singers at court ⓘ |
| policy | enforcement of doctrine of created Qurʾan ⓘ |
| precededBy | al-Muʿtasim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regnalEpithetMeaning | “the Confident” or “the Reliant on God” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regnalName | al-Wathiq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 847 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 842 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Umm Ishaq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | al-Mutawakkil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Amir al-Muʾminin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTurkishGuard | yes ⓘ |
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