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Al-Mansur

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Also known as Abu Ja'far Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Mansur, Abu Ja'far al-Mansur, Mansur, Abu Giafar Almansur

Abū Jaʿfar ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Manṣūr (; ‎; 714 – 6 October 775) usually known simply as by his laqab al-Manṣūr () was the second Abbasid caliph, reigning from 754 to 775 succeeding his brother al-Saffah (). He founded the 'Round City' of Madinat al-Salam, which was to become the core of imperial Baghdad.

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Al-Mansur was the second caliph of the Abbasid dynasty, ruling from 754 to 775, and is most famous for founding Madinat al-Salam (the Round City), which became the center of what would develop into Baghdad. His reign was significant in establishing the political and physical foundations of one of the medieval Islamic world's most important imperial centers.

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Royalty.name
al-Mansurالمنصور
Royalty.title
KhalifahAmir al-Mu'minin
Royalty.image
Abbāsid Caliph al-Manṣūr from the genealogy (silsilanāma), Cream of Histories (Zübdet-üt Tevarih, 1598).jpg
Royalty.caption
Abbāsid Caliph al-Manṣūr from the genealogy (silsilanāma), "Cream of Histories" (Zübdet-üt Tevarih, 1598)
Royalty.succession
2nd Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
Royalty.reign
10 June 754 – 6 October 775
Royalty.predecessor
al-Saffah
Royalty.successor
al-Mahdi
Royalty.birth_place
al-Humayma, Umayyad Caliphate
Royalty.death_date
6 October 775 (aged 61)
Royalty.death_place
near Mecca, Abbasid Caliphate
Royalty.spouse type
Consorts
Royalty.full name
Abu Ja'far Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Manṣūr
Royalty.dynasty
Abbasid
Royalty.father
Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh
Royalty.mother
Sallamah
Royalty.religion
Sunni Islam
Royalty.burial_place
al-Ma'lat Cemetery

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date of death
0775-10-18
date of birth
0713-11-00
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أبو جعفر عبد الله بن محمد المنصور
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  • Background and early life
  • Caliphate
  • Execution of Abu Muslim and aftermath
  • Foundation of Baghdad
  • Islamic scholars under him
  • Patronage for translations and scholarship
  • Foreign policy
  • Family
  • Death
  • See also
  • References
  • Sources cited
  • External links

Abū Jaʿfar ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Manṣūr (; ‎; 714 – 6 October 775) usually known simply as by his laqab al-Manṣūr () was the second Abbasid caliph, reigning from 754 to 775 succeeding his brother al-Saffah (). He founded the 'Round City' of Madinat al-Salam, which was to become the core of imperial Baghdad.

Modern historians regard al-Mansur as the real founder of the Abbasid Caliphate, one of the largest polities in world history, for his role in stabilizing and institutionalizing the dynasty.

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