Al-Mansur facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Al-Mansurأبو جعفر عبدالله بن محمد المنصور |
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Khalīfah Amir al-Mu'minin |
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Gold dinar of al-Mansur
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2nd Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate | |||||
Reign | 10 June 754 – 6 October 775 | ||||
Predecessor | as-Saffah | ||||
Successor | al-Mahdi | ||||
Born | 714 AD Humeima, Bilad al-Sham (modern-day Jordan) |
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Died | 6 October 775 (aged 61) near Mecca, Abbasid Caliphate (modern-day Saudi Arabia) |
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Burial | Al-Ma'lat Cemetery | ||||
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Issue | Al-Mahdi | ||||
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Dynasty | Abbasid | ||||
Father | Muhammad ibn Ali | ||||
Mother | Sallamah | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Al-Mansur or Abu Ja'far Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Mansur ( Arabic: أبو جعفر عبدالله بن محمد المنصور; 95AH – 158 AH (714 AD – 6 October 775 AD) was the second Abbasid Caliph reigning from 136 AH to 158 AH (754 AD – 775 AD) and succeeding As-Saffah. He is known for founding 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.
Images for kids
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Abbasid Silver Dirham of Caliph Al-Mansur 754–775
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A mancus issued under the Saxon king Offa of Mercia (757–796), copied from a gold dinar of Al-Mansur's reign. It combines the Latin legend OFFA REX with Arabic legends. The date of A.H. 157 (773–774) is readable. British Museum.
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