al-Muwaffaq
E851071
Al-Muwaffaq was a powerful Abbasid prince and de facto ruler of the caliphate in the late 9th century, known for restoring central authority and leading successful military campaigns against internal rebellions and external threats.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| al-Muwaffaq canonical | 5 |
| Al-Muwaffaq | 2 |
| Jaʿfar al-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāh | 1 |
| al-Muwaffaq bi-llah | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10204855 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: al-Muwaffaq Context triple: [al-Mu'tamid, co-ruler, al-Muwaffaq]
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A.
Ibn Muqla
Ibn Muqla was a 10th-century Abbasid vizier and master calligrapher renowned for codifying the proportional rules that shaped classical Arabic scripts, especially Naskh.
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B.
Muhammad al-Shaybani
Muhammad al-Shaybani was an influential early Islamic jurist and student of Abu Hanifa who played a key role in systematizing and transmitting Hanafi jurisprudence.
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C.
Junayd of Baghdad
Junayd of Baghdad was a pivotal 9th-century Sufi master known for articulating a sober, disciplined form of Islamic mysticism that deeply shaped later Sufi thought and practice.
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D.
Abu al-Husayn
Abu al-Husayn is the honorific kunya of the renowned 9th-century Muslim scholar and hadith compiler Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, author of Sahih Muslim, one of Sunni Islam’s most authoritative hadith collections.
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E.
Umar al-Muhayshi
Umar al-Muhayshi was a Libyan military officer and early associate of Muammar Gaddafi who later became a prominent dissident involved in plots against Gaddafi’s regime.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: al-Muwaffaq Target entity description: Al-Muwaffaq was a powerful Abbasid prince and de facto ruler of the caliphate in the late 9th century, known for restoring central authority and leading successful military campaigns against internal rebellions and external threats.
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A.
Ibn Muqla
Ibn Muqla was a 10th-century Abbasid vizier and master calligrapher renowned for codifying the proportional rules that shaped classical Arabic scripts, especially Naskh.
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B.
Muhammad al-Shaybani
Muhammad al-Shaybani was an influential early Islamic jurist and student of Abu Hanifa who played a key role in systematizing and transmitting Hanafi jurisprudence.
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C.
Junayd of Baghdad
Junayd of Baghdad was a pivotal 9th-century Sufi master known for articulating a sober, disciplined form of Islamic mysticism that deeply shaped later Sufi thought and practice.
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D.
Abu al-Husayn
Abu al-Husayn is the honorific kunya of the renowned 9th-century Muslim scholar and hadith compiler Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, author of Sahih Muslim, one of Sunni Islam’s most authoritative hadith collections.
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E.
Umar al-Muhayshi
Umar al-Muhayshi was a Libyan military officer and early associate of Muammar Gaddafi who later became a prominent dissident involved in plots against Gaddafi’s regime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abbasid prince
ⓘ
de facto ruler ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| achievement | suppression of the Zanj Rebellion ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Samarra period of the Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
linked to:
Samarra period
|
| baseOfPower | Samarra ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| brother |
al-Muhtadi
ⓘ
al-Muʿtamid ⓘ
linked to:
al-Mu'tamid
al-Muʿtazz ⓘ
linked to:
al-Mu'tazz
|
| consolidatedPowerUnder | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| controlledInstitution |
Abbasid army
ⓘ
linked to:
Abbasid forces
state finances ⓘ |
| deathYear | 891 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| economicPolicy | reassertion of fiscal control over provinces ⓘ |
| era | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | Arab ⓘ |
| father | al-Mutawakkil ⓘ |
| fullName | Abu Ahmad Talha ibn Jaʿfar ⓘ |
| governedDeFacto |
Iraq
ⓘ
western provinces of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | savior of the Abbasid Caliphate in the 9th century ⓘ |
| house |
House of al-ʿAbbas
ⓘ
linked to:
House of al-Abbas
|
| knownFor |
defending the caliphate against external threats
ⓘ
leading military campaigns against internal rebellions ⓘ restoring central Abbasid authority ⓘ |
| laterBaseOfPower | Baghdad ⓘ |
| limitedPowerOf |
Caliph al-Muʿtamid
ⓘ
linked to:
Caliph al-Mu'tamid
|
| militaryReform | reorganization of Abbasid forces ⓘ |
| nameInArabic | الموفق ⓘ |
| notableConflict |
Zanj Rebellion
ⓘ
campaigns against the Saffarids ⓘ defense against Byzantine Empire raids ⓘ |
| opposed | provincial separatism ⓘ |
| periodOfInfluence | late 9th century ⓘ |
| politicalRole | power behind the throne ⓘ |
| position | de facto ruler of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| regentFor |
Caliph al-Muʿtamid
ⓘ
linked to:
Caliph al-Mu'tamid
|
| region | Iraq ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roleInZanjRebellion | supreme commander of Abbasid forces ⓘ |
| servedAs | regent ⓘ |
| strengthened | central government ⓘ |
| successorInPower | his son al-Muʿtadid ⓘ |
| title |
al-Muwaffaq bi-llah
ⓘ
linked to:
al-Muwaffaq
|
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Subject: al-Muwaffaq Description of subject: Al-Muwaffaq was a powerful Abbasid prince and de facto ruler of the caliphate in the late 9th century, known for restoring central authority and leading successful military campaigns against internal rebellions and external threats.
Referenced by (9)
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