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Al-Muktafi

Type Figure Region Iraq Time c. 877–908 Also known as al-Muktafi、Abu Bakr ibn al-Mu'tadid、阿布·贝克尔·本·穆塔迪德

Al-Muktafi (c. 877–908) was the seventeenth Abbasid caliph, acceding in 902 after his father al-Mu'tadid and ruling until 908.…

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  1. c. 877–902Baghdad · IraqSon of al-Mu'tadid, he grew up in the Baghdad court and took part in military and political affairs with his father, laying the foundation for his later independent rule.
  2. 902–908Baghdad · IraqAfter succeeding his father he continued to strengthen the army, maintaining Abbasid control in Iraq and Syria and dealing with the Qarmatian uprising and frontier threats, leaving a relatively stable legacy for the late Abbasids.

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