Al-Mu'tasim
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Born | Baghdad |
| Iraq | |
| Died | Samarra |
| Iraq | |
| January 5 | |
| 842 AD | |
| Samarra | |
| Iraq | |
| Full name | Abū Isḥāq Muḥammad ibn Hārūn al-Rashīd |
| Children | Al-Mutawakkil |
| Al-Wathiq | |
| Al-Musta'in | |
| Muhammad ibn al-Mu'tasim | |
| Parents | Harun al-Rashid |
| Grandchildren | Al-Muntasir |
| Al-Mu'tazz | |
| Al-Musta'in | |
| Al-Mu'tamid | |
| Al-Muhtadi | |
| Al-Muwaffaq | |
| Al-Mu'ayyad | |
| Siblings | Al-Ma'mun |
| Nationality | Abbasid |
| Grandparents | Al-Mahdi |
| Al-Khayzuran | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 3206489 |
Al-Mu'tasim Life story
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.