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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abu Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn al-Muʿtasim canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10770772 — 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: Abu Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn al-Muʿtasim Context triple: [al-Wathiq, personalName, Abu Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn al-Muʿtasim]
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Muhammad ibn al-Mu'tasim
Muhammad ibn al-Mu'tasim was an Abbasid prince and son of the caliph al-Mu'tasim, belonging to the ruling family of the early Abbasid Caliphate.
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B.
al-Mu'tazz
Al-Mu'tazz was an Abbasid caliph of the 9th century whose troubled reign was marked by military dominance over the caliphate and severe internal instability.
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C.
al-Mu'tadid
al-Mu'tadid was a powerful Abbasid caliph (r. 892–902) known for restoring central authority and reviving the caliphate’s political strength after a period of fragmentation.
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D.
Hisham ibn al-Hakam
Hisham ibn al-Hakam was an early and influential Shi'a theologian and debater known for his rational defense of Imamate and his close association with the circles of the early Imams.
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E.
al-Hakam I
Al-Hakam I was an early 9th-century Umayyad emir of Córdoba known for consolidating Muslim rule in al-Andalus and brutally suppressing internal revolts.
- 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: Abu Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn al-Muʿtasim Target entity description: 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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A.
Muhammad ibn al-Mu'tasim
Muhammad ibn al-Mu'tasim was an Abbasid prince and son of the caliph al-Mu'tasim, belonging to the ruling family of the early Abbasid Caliphate.
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B.
al-Mu'tazz
Al-Mu'tazz was an Abbasid caliph of the 9th century whose troubled reign was marked by military dominance over the caliphate and severe internal instability.
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C.
al-Mu'tadid
al-Mu'tadid was a powerful Abbasid caliph (r. 892–902) known for restoring central authority and reviving the caliphate’s political strength after a period of fragmentation.
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D.
Hisham ibn al-Hakam
Hisham ibn al-Hakam was an early and influential Shi'a theologian and debater known for his rational defense of Imamate and his close association with the circles of the early Imams.
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E.
al-Hakam I
Al-Hakam I was an early 9th-century Umayyad emir of Córdoba known for consolidating Muslim rule in al-Andalus and brutally suppressing internal revolts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abbasid caliph
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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
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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)
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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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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Abu Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn al-Muʿtasim Description of subject: 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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