Abu Ishaq Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid

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Abu Ishaq Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid, better known as al-Muhtadi, was an Abbasid caliph of the 9th century noted for his piety and attempts to restore moral rigor and justice to the caliphate.

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instanceOf Abbasid caliph
human
birthDate c. 836
birthPlace Baghdad
capitalDuringReign Samarra
causeOfDeath killed in a palace coup
countryOfRule Abbasid Caliphate
deathDate June 870
deathPlace Samarra
dynasty Abbasid Caliphate
era 9th century
father Harun al-Rashid
fullName Abu Ishaq Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid
givenName Muhammad
historicalPeriod Samarra period of the Abbasid Caliphate
linked to: Samarra period
honorificName al-Muhtadi
house House of Abbas
knownAs al-Muhtadi
knownFor short but reformist reign
language Arabic
mother Qasimah
notableFor attempts to restore justice in administration
attempts to restore moral rigor to the caliphate
piety
occupation caliph
patronymicName ibn Harun
policy combated corruption among officials
reduced court extravagance
sought to limit influence of Turkish military commanders
positionHeld Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
Commander of the Faithful
predecessor al-Mu'tazz
regnalName al-Muhtadi bi-llah
linked to: al-Muhtadi
reignEnd June 870
reignStart 21 June 869
869
relative al-Amin
al-Ma'mun
al-Mu'tasim
al-Mu'tazz
al-Muhtadi's son Ja'far
al-Mutawakkil
al-Wathiq
religion Islam
Sunni Islam
successor al-Mu'tamid
title Amir al-Mu'minin
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin

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al-Muhtadi fullName Abu Ishaq Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid
al-Qasim familyName ibn Harun al-Rashid
linked to: Abu Ishaq Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid
Abu Ishaq Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid fullName Abu Ishaq Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid