Al-Wathiq
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Mecca |
Saudi Arabia | |
Died | Samarra |
Iraq | |
Abbasid Samarra | |
August 10 | |
847 AD | |
Abbasid Samarra | |
House | Abbasid Caliphate |
Successor | Al-Mutawakkil |
Children | al-Muhtadi |
Cousins | Al-Abbas ibn al-Ma'mun |
Al-Natiq bi-l-Haqq | |
Umm Habib bint al-Ma'mun | |
Umm al-Fadl bint al-Ma'mun | |
Grandparents | Harun al-Rashid |
Marida | |
Maridah bint Shabib | |
Parents | Qaratis |
al-Mu'tasim | |
Siblings | al-Mutawakkil |
Date of birth | January 1,5676 |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2216607 |
Al-Wathiq Life story
Abū Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn Muḥammad, better known by his regnal name al-Wāthiq bi-llāh, was an Abbasid caliph who reigned from 842 until 847 CE. Al-Wathiq is described in the sources as well-educated, intellectually curious, but also a poet and a drinker, who enjoyed the company of poets and musicians as well as scholars.