al-Muhtazz
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al-Muhtazz was an Abbasid caliph of the 9th century whose troubled reign was marked by internal strife and the growing dominance of military factions over the caliphate.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abbasid caliph
ⓘ
Caliph ⓘ Monarch ⓘ |
| attemptedPolicy | curbing power of Turkish military ⓘ |
| birthName | al-Muʿtazz bi-llāh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Samarra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Samarra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 9th century ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | 13th Abbasid caliph in Baghdad/Samarra line ⓘ |
| conflict | civil conflict with supporters of al-Mustaʿin ⓘ |
| country | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause |
forced starvation
ⓘ
possible assassination ⓘ |
| deathDate | 869 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Samarra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deposedBy | Turkish military officers ⓘ |
| dynasty | Abbasid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Samarra period of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab
|
| father | al-Mutawakkil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Muʿtazz bi-llāh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | Caliphate ⓘ |
| house | House of Abbas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mother | Qabiha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
increasing dominance of Turkish military over the caliphate
ⓘ
political instability in the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ reign marked by internal strife ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Abbasid caliph ⓘ |
| powerBase | Turkish military commanders ⓘ |
| predecessor | al-Mustaʿin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regnalName | al-Muʿtazz bi-llāh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 869 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 866 ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| resultOfReign | further weakening of caliphal authority ⓘ |
| sibling |
al-Muʿayyad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Muʿtazz’s brother al-Muʿtamid (future caliph) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | Amir al-Muʾminin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | al-Muhtadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryRuled |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of the central Islamic lands ⓘ |
| title | Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
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