Al-Amin
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Abū Mūsā Muḥammad bin Hārūn al-Amīn (; April 787 – 24/25 September 813), better known by just his laqab of al-Amīn (), was the sixth Abbasid caliph from 809 to 813.
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Al-Amin, born Muhammad in 787 in Al-Rusafa, was a male caliph of the Abbasid family. He was the son of Harun al-Rashid and Zubaidah bint Ja`far, and had siblings including al-Maʾmun, Al-Mu'tasim, and Al-Qasim ibn Harun al-Rashid. His religion was Islam, and he spoke Arabic. Al-Amin was married to Lubana bint Ali ibn al-Mahdi and had an unmarried partner named Arib al-Ma'muniyya.
He participated in the Siege of Baghdad (812-813). Al-Amin died on September 25, 813, in Baghdad. The manner of his death was homicide, with the cause listed as killing.
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Key facts
- Royalty.type
- caliph
- Royalty.name
- al-Aminالأمين
- Royalty.title
- Khalifah Amir al-Mu'minin
- Royalty.image
- File:Abbasid Dinar - Al Amin - 195 AH (811 AD).jpg
- Royalty.image_size
- 300px
- Royalty.caption
- Gold dinar of al-Amin, minted in Baghdad in 811
- Royalty.succession
- 6th Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
- Royalty.reign
- 24 March 809 – 27 September 813
- Royalty.predecessor1
- Harun al-Rashid
- Royalty.successor1
- al-Ma'mun
- Royalty.spouse type
- Consorts
- Royalty.full name
- Abū Mūsā Muḥammad ibn Hārūn al-Amīn
- Royalty.dynasty
- Abbasid
- Royalty.father
- Harun al-Rashid
- Royalty.mother
- Zubaidah bint Ja`far
- Royalty.birth_place
- Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
- Royalty.death_place
- Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
- Royalty.burial_place
- Baghdad, Iraq
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Muhammad
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Al-Rusafa
- Place of death
- Baghdad
- Father
- Harun al-Rashid
- Mother
- Zubaidah bint Ja`far
- Occupation
- caliph
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Religion
- Islam
- Participant in
- Siege of Baghdad (812-813)
- Family
- Abbasids
- Student of
- Al-Kisa'i
- Image
- Abbasid Dinar - Al Amin - 195 AH (811 AD).jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Early life and the issue of succession
- Caliphate
- Hostility towards al-Mamun
- Internal rebellions
- Civil war (811–813)
- Personal life
- Family
- Other relationships
- Death
- See also
- References
- Sources
Abū Mūsā Muḥammad bin Hārūn al-Amīn (; April 787 – 24/25 September 813), better known by just his laqab of al-Amīn (), was the sixth Abbasid caliph from 809 to 813.
Al-Amin succeeded his father, Harun al-Rashid, in 809 and ruled until he was deposed and killed in 813, during the civil war by his half-brother, al-Ma'mun.
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