Al-Mu'tasim
Al-Mu'tasim
Abū Isḥāq Muḥammad ibn Hārūn al-Rashīd, better known by his regnal name al-Muʿtaṣim biʾllāh, was the eighth Abbasid caliph, ruling from 833 until his death in 842. A younger son of Caliph Harun al-Rashid, he rose to prominence through his formation of a private army composed predominantly of Turkic slave-soldiers (ghilmān). This proved useful to his half-brother, Caliph al-Ma'mun, who employed al-Mu'tasim and his Turkish guard to counterbalance other powerful interest groups in the state, as well as employing them in campaigns against rebels and the Byzantine Empire. When al-Ma'mun died unexpectedly on campaign in August 833, al-Mu'tasim was thus well placed to succeed him, overriding the claims of al-Ma'mun's son al-Abbas.
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Date of Birth
November 30th, 0795
Age
1228
Birth Place
Iraq, Baghdad Governorate
Date of Death
January 5th, 0842
Died Aged
46
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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Harun al-Rashid
Father
al-Maʾmun
Brother
Al-Amin
Brother
Al-Wathiq
Son
Al-Mutawakkil
Son
Al-Musta'in
Son
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