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al-Mansur. Abū Jaʿfar ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Manṣūr ( / ælmænˈsʊər /; Arabic: أبو جعفر عبد الله بن محمد المنصور ; 95 AH – 158 AH/714 CE – 6 October 775 CE) usually known simply as by his laqab al-Manṣūr (المنصور) was the second Abbasid caliph, reigning from 136 AH to 158 AH (754 CE – 775 CE) succeeding his brother al-Saffah ( r. 750–754 ).
Mar 25, 2024 · al-Manṣūr (born 709–714, Al-Ḥumaymah, Syria [Jordan]—died October 7, 775, near Mecca, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia]) was the second caliph of the ʿAbbāsid dynasty (754–775), generally regarded as the real founder of the ʿAbbāsid caliphate. He established the capital city at Baghdad (762–763).
Mar 5, 2019 · Quick Facts. Also known as: Abu Ja'far Abd Allah Al-mans ur Ibn Muhammad, al Mansur or Al Mans ur. Occupation: Caliph. Places of residence and influence: Asia and Arabia. Died: Oct. 7, 775. Read More. The First Muslim Caliph: Abu Bakr. By Melissa Snell. Rise to Power.
- Melissa Snell
Al-Mansur, in many respects, is the true founder of the Abbasid dynasty. His brother had led the revolt against the Umayyad' but died before he could consolidate his achievements. In moving the capital to Baghdad, the city that history would indelibly link with the dynasty, al-Mansur provided his heirs with a city that would shine as a center ...
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Al-Mansur was the second caliph (ruler) of the ʿAbbasid dynasty, which ruled over the eastern Islamic world from 750 to 1258. He reigned from 754 to 775. Most historians consider him the real founder of the dynasty because he unified the empire’s power.
Abu Jafar ibn Muhammad al-Mansur (712-775) was the second caliph and real founder of the Arab Abbasid dynasty. Abu Jafar, later al-Mansur, was the son of a Berber slave girl called Sallama and a brother of the first Abbasid caliph, Abu al-Abbas al Saffah.
Aug 8, 2016 · al- Mansur (Muhammad ibn Abi-Amir al-Mansur billah), 914–1002, Moorish regent of Córdoba, known in Spanish as Almanzor. He became steward to Princess Subh, wife of the caliph Hakim II, and under her patronage and by clever manipulation he rose to become (978) royal chamberlain for Hakim's successor, the young Hisham II.
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