Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid

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Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid, better known as al-Amin, was an Abbasid caliph who ruled from 809 to 813 CE and is noted for the civil war with his brother al-Ma'mun that weakened the Abbasid Caliphate.

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instanceOf 8th-century person
9th-century person
Abbasid caliph
historical person
alsoKnownAs Abu Abdallah Muhammad al-Amin
linked to: Caliph al-Amin

Muhammad al-Amin
linked to: Caliph al-Amin

al-Amin
appointedHeirBy Harun al-Rashid
birthPlace Abbasid Caliphate
Baghdad
birthYear 787
branchOfIslam Sunni Islam
capitalDuringReign Baghdad
causeOfDeath killed during civil war
conflict Fourth Fitna
countryRuled Abbasid Caliphate
deathPlace Abbasid Caliphate
Baghdad
deathYear 813
diedInConflict Fourth Fitna
dynasty Abbasid dynasty
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate
era Islamic Golden Age
ethnicity Arab
linked to: Arabs
father Harun al-Rashid
givenName Muhammad
governedFrom Baghdad
grandfather al-Mahdi
greatGrandfather al-Mansur
linked to: Al-Mansur
heirDesignationOrder first heir in Harun al-Rashid’s succession arrangement
historicalPeriod early 9th century
house House of Abbas
language Arabic
mother Zubayda bint Ja'far
notableFor civil war with his brother al-Ma'mun
weakening of the Abbasid Caliphate
politicalStatus sovereign of the Abbasid Caliphate
predecessor Harun al-Rashid
regionRuled Iraq
parts of the central Islamic lands
regnalNameMeaning the Trustworthy
reignEnd 813
reignStart 809
religion Islam
sibling al-Ma'mun
al-Qasim
successor al-Ma'mun
title Caliph

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al-Amin fullName Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid