Al-Mamun

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Imam
gptkbp:appointedBy Ali al-Ridha as successor (briefly)
gptkbp:birthDate 786
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Abu_al-Abbas_Abdullah_al-Ma'mun_ibn_Harun
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Baghdad
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Tarsus
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Fourth_Fitna
gptkbp:deathDate 833
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Tarsus
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Abbasid
gptkbp:era gptkb:Islamic_Golden_Age
gptkbp:father gptkb:Harun_al-Rashid
gptkbp:house gptkb:Abbasid
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Al-Mamun
gptkbp:knownFor translation movement
rationalist theology (Mu'tazilism)
support of scholars
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:militaryCampaign gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Khurasan
gptkb:Byzantine_frontier
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Marajil
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Mihna_(inquisition)
civil war with Al-Amin
establishment of House of Wisdom
astronomical observations in Baghdad
measurement of Earth's circumference
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:House_of_Wisdom
gptkb:Mihna_(Islamic_inquisition)
patronage of science
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Al-Kindi
gptkb:House_of_Wisdom
gptkb:Hunayn_ibn_Ishaq
Al-Khwarizmi
gptkbp:policy centralized administration
enforced Mu'tazilite doctrine
integration of Persians into government
promoted translation of Greek works
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Al-Amin
gptkbp:reignEnd 833
gptkbp:reignStart 813
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Al-Amin
gptkb:Al-Mu'tasim
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Buran_bint_al-Hasan
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Al-Mu'tasim
gptkbp:title gptkb:Imam
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Shibli_Nomani
gptkb:Merv,_Turkmenistan
gptkb:Marw,_Khorasan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6