Caliph Al-Mutawakkil

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Caliph
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Samarra
gptkbp:birth_year 822
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Great_Mosque_of_Samarra
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Samarra
gptkbp:death_year 861
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Abbasid
gptkbp:era gptkb:Islamic_Golden_Age
gptkbp:father gptkb:Al-Mu'tasim
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Caliph Al-Mutawakkil
gptkbp:known_for political instability
construction of the Great Mosque of Samarra
patronage of the arts
conflict with the Turkish military
gptkbp:mother Shuhda
gptkbp:notable_event execution of his son
expansion of the empire
patronage of scholars
increased taxation
patronage of poets
support of the arts and literature
patronage of calligraphy
construction of palaces
increased military power
development of science and philosophy
involvement in the politics of the region
patronage of historians
support of the arts and architecture
patronage of the sciences
involvement in the theological debates
involvement in the construction of mosques
construction of libraries
conflict with the Fatimids
support of the translation movement
cultural exchanges with India
military campaigns against the Byzantines
influence on Islamic jurisprudence
conflict with the Shia
increased trade with Byzantium
influence on the Islamic calendar
influence on the Islamic educational system
influence on the Islamic worldview
influence on the development of Islamic art
involvement in the Abbasid court politics
involvement in the Islamic legal system
overthrown by his own troops
patronage of the philosophers
support of the Hadith scholars
support of the Mu'tazila
support of the Sufis
support of the Sunni orthodoxy
gptkbp:political_affiliation gptkb:Abbasid_dynasty
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Al-Mu'tazz
gptkbp:reign 847
861
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Al-Muntasir
gptkbp:title gptkb:Caliph_of_the_Abbasid_Caliphate
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:House_of_Wisdom
gptkb:The_Great_Mosque_of_Samarra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5