Caliph al-Ma'mun

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Imam
gptkbp:birthDate 786
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Abu_al-Abbas_Abd_Allah_al-Ma'mun_ibn_Harun
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Baghdad
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Tarsus
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 Caliph al-Ma'mun
gptkbp:knownFor translation movement
patronage of science
support of Mu'tazilism
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:militaryCampaign gptkb:Khurasan
gptkb:Byzantine_frontier
Suppression of revolts in Egypt and Iraq
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Marajil
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Civil_war_with_al-Amin
gptkb:Mihna_(Islamic_inquisition)
establishment of Bayt al-Hikma
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Mihna_(Inquisition)
gptkb:House_of_Wisdom
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:House_of_Wisdom_(Bayt_al-Hikma)
commissioned measurement of Earth's circumference
sponsored astronomical observatories
sponsored translation of scientific texts
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Thabit_ibn_Qurra
gptkb:Al-Kindi
gptkb:Al-Tabari
gptkb:Hunayn_ibn_Ishaq
gptkb:Al-Farghani
gptkb:Yahya_ibn_Abi_Mansur
Al-Khwarizmi
gptkbp:policy promotion of rationalist theology
appointment of Ali al-Ridha as successor (briefly)
centralization of caliphal authority
enforcement of Mu'tazilite doctrine
support for translation of Greek works
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Caliph_al-Amin
gptkbp:reignEnd 833
gptkbp:reignStart 813
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Buran_bint_al-Hasan
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Caliph_al-Mu'tasim
gptkbp:title gptkb:Imam
gptkb:Commander_of_the_Faithful
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Compendious_Book_on_Calculation_by_Completion_and_Balancing
gptkb:Translation_Movement
gptkb:translation_movement_in_Baghdad
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6