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Al-Mu'tadid

Type Figure Region Iraq Time c. 854–902 Also known as al-Mu'tadid、Ahmad ibn al-Muwaffaq、艾哈迈德·本·穆瓦法克

Al-Mu'tadid (c. 854–902) was the sixteenth Abbasid caliph, who after acceding in 892 strove to revive central authority.…

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  1. c. 854–892Baghdad · IraqSon of al-Muwaffaq, he took part in military and political affairs with his father from youth, and during his father's regency already commanded armies in practice and accumulated administrative experience.
  2. 892–902Baghdad · IraqAfter acceding (nominally as son of al-Mu'tamid), he moved the capital to Baghdad, reformed taxation and the military, campaigned against separatist forces, and recovered parts of the Syrian and Persian frontier regions, a period known as the late Abbasid revival.

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