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Al-Mansur
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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, born Abdullah in 714 in Humeima, was a male politician, poet, and caliph belonging to the Abbasid family. He was the son of Muhammad ibn Ali al-Abbasi and brother to Ibrahim al-Imam and As-Saffah. His religious affiliation was Islam, and he spoke Arabic. Al-Mansur participated in the Abbasid Revolution and the Alid revolt of 762–763.
He was married to Arwa bint Mansur al-Himyari and Fatimah bint Muhammad al-Taymi. His children included Al-Mahdi, Sulayman ibn Abi Ja'far, and Ja'far ibn Abdallah al-Mansur. Al-Mansur died in Mecca on either 0775-10-07 or 0775-10-18 and was buried in Jannat al-Mu'alla. His native name was أبو جعفر عبد الله بن محمد المنصور.
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Key facts
- 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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Abdullah
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Humeima
- Place of death
- Mecca
- Occupation
- poet
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Religion
- Islam
- Family
- Abbasids
- Conflict
- Alid revolt of 762–763
- Image
- Abbāsid Caliph al-Manṣūr from the genealogy (silsilanāma), Cream of Histories (Zübdet-üt Tevarih, 1598).jpg
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- date of death
- 0775-10-18
- date of birth
- 0713-11-00
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- Al-Mansur
- name in native language
- أبو جعفر عبد الله بن محمد المنصور
- place of burial
- Jannat al-Mu'alla
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- 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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