Ja'far al-Mansur

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Caliph
gptkbp:born 712
gptkbp:capital Baghdad
gptkbp:children gptkb:Al-Rashid
gptkb:Al-Mahdi
Al-Hadi
Al-Mu'tamid
Al-Mu'taz
Al-Mu'tazz
gptkbp:died 775
gptkbp:dynasty Abbasid
gptkbp:father gptkb:Al-Saffah
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ja'far al-Mansur
gptkbp:knownFor administrative reforms
establishing a legal system
establishing a postal system
encouraging scientific research
promoting trade and commerce
patronage of science and culture
supporting the arts and literature
developing irrigation systems
encouraging agricultural development
strengthening trade routes
establishing a system of weights and measures
supporting the translation movement
encouraging the arts and crafts
promoting education and literacy
building infrastructure in the empire
fostering diplomatic relations with other states
centralization of power in the caliphate
developing a system of taxation
establishing a system of governance based on merit.
patronizing scholars and philosophers
promoting religious scholarship
supporting the construction of public works
supporting the development of mathematics and astronomy
promoting cultural exchanges with other civilizations
expansion_of_the_Abbasid_Caliphate
founding_Baghdad
military_campaigns_against_the_Byzantines
building_hospitals_and_medical_schools
construction_of_the_Grand_Mosque_in_Baghdad
establishing_the_House_of_Wisdom
fostering_a_sense_of_unity_among_Muslims
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Al-Khayzuran
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Abu_Muslim
gptkbp:reignEnd 775
gptkbp:reignStart 754
gptkbp:religion Islam
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Al-Khayzuran
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Al-Mahdi
gptkbp:title Caliph