Al-Mu'tasim

GPTKB entity

Properties (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Caliph
gptkbp:administrativeDivision gptkb:Samarra
Centralization of power
Bureaucratic expansion
Provincial governance changes
gptkbp:birthPlace Baghdad
gptkbp:birthYear 795
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Samarra
gptkbp:children gptkb:Al-Wathiq
gptkbp:court Influence on poetry
Lavish_court
gptkbp:culturalContribution Patron_of_the_arts
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Support for scholars
Literature and science
With Byzantium
Advancement of sciences
Development of arts and literature
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Islamic_architecture
Islamic_philosophy
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Samarra
gptkbp:deathYear 842
gptkbp:dynasty Abbasid
gptkbp:economicActivity Trade expansion
gptkbp:era Islamic Golden Age
gptkbp:father gptkb:Al-Mahdi
gptkbp:governs Tax reforms
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Rise_of_the_Abbasid_Caliphate
gptkbp:historicalImpact Expansion of the caliphate
Influence_on_Islamic_governance
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Samarra_as_a_cultural_center
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Al-Tabari's_history
9th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Military expansionism
Strengthened Abbasid rule
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Al-Mu'tasim
gptkbp:internationalRelations Diplomatic missions
gptkbp:knownFor Military campaigns
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:legacy Influence on later caliphs
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
Large standing army
Use of mercenaries
Use of siege engines
Cavalry focus
Siege of Amorium
Conquests_in_Anatolia
Led_campaigns_against_Byzantines
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Al-Khayzuran
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Foundation_of_Samarra
gptkbp:personalLife Married to several wives
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Strengthened central authority
gptkbp:politicalPosition Strengthening alliances
With_the_Turks
gptkbp:predecessor Al-Ma'mun
gptkbp:reign 833
842
gptkbp:religion Islam
Support_for_Sunni_Islam
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Al-Wathiq
gptkbp:title gptkb:Caliph_of_the_Abbasid_Caliphate
Commander of the Faithful