al-Ma'mun

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
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:father gptkb:Harun_al-Rashid
gptkbp:house gptkb:Abbasid
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label al-Ma'mun
gptkbp:knownFor astronomical observations
administrative reforms
promotion of Persian culture
promotion of rationalist theology
patronage of scholars like al-Ma'mun's court musicians
appointment of Ali al-Ridha as successor (briefly)
conflict with the Byzantine Empire
encouragement of scientific research
establishment of observatories
expansion of the Abbasid Caliphate
patronage of scholars like Hunayn ibn Ishaq
patronage of scholars like Thabit ibn Qurra
patronage of scholars like Yahya ibn Abi Mansur
patronage of scholars like al-Fadl ibn Sahl
patronage of scholars like al-Hasan ibn Sahl
patronage of scholars like al-Khwarizmi
patronage of scholars like al-Kindi
patronage of scholars like al-Ma'mun's court poets
patronage of scholars like al-Ma'mun's viziers
patronage of scholars like the Banu Musa brothers
support of Mu'tazilism
translation of Greek works into Arabic
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Marajil
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:House_of_Wisdom
gptkb:Mihna_(inquisition)
translation movement
patronage of science
conflict with al-Amin
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:al-Amin
gptkbp:reignEnd 833
gptkbp:reignStart 813
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Buran_bint_al-Hasan
gptkbp:successor gptkb:al-Mu'tasim
gptkbp:title gptkb:Imam
gptkb:Amir_al-Mu'minin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Abu_al-Mu'tasim
gptkb:Al-Fadl_ibn_Sahl
gptkb:Battle_of_Baghdad_(812–813)
gptkb:Battle_of_Rayy
gptkb:Harun_al-Rashid
gptkb:House_of_Abbas
gptkb:Siege_of_Tyre_(1124)
gptkb:al-Tahir
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6