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Al-Qadir

Type Figure Region Iraq Time c. 947–1031 Also known as al-Qadir billah

Al-Qadir (c. 947–1031) was the twenty-fifth Abbasid caliph, reigning 991–1031 from Baghdad, who upheld the caliph's nominal authority under Buyid dom…

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  1. c. 947–991Baghdad · BaghdadBorn into the Abbasid royal house, he acceded as caliph in 991 amid Buyid control of Iraq, initially needing to balance powerful military commanders and palace factions.
  2. 991–1018Baghdad · BaghdadDuring his reign he strengthened the Sunni Ash'ari position, issued the Qadir Creed around 1018 publicly condemning certain Shia and Mu'tazilite doctrines, and patronized religious and scholarly activity in Baghdad.
  3. 1018–1031Baghdad · BaghdadIn his later years he continued to support the dynasty's symbolic status through religious authority, dying in Baghdad in 1031 and succeeded by his son al-Qa'im, marking the end of an important phase of Abbasid religious policy in medieval Islamic history.

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