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Abbasid caliph al-Qadir

Type Figure Region Iraq Time 947–1031 Also known as al-Qadir、Abbas al-Qadir

The forty-seventh Abbasid caliph, reigning 991–1031 CE; he promoted Sunni orthodoxy, launched a mihna against the Ash'ari school, and patronized scho…

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  1. 991–1020Baghdad · BaghdadSucceeded to the caliphate in 991, established Sunni doctrinal authority, launched a mihna (religious inquisition) against the Ash'ari school, and continued patronage of scholarly institutions.
  2. 1021–1031Baghdad · BaghdadIn his later years he continued to exercise nominal religious authority in Baghdad while facing the growing political influence of the Turkish military elite, dying in 1031 after forty years on the throne.

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