Al-Mansur
Sign in to saveAbū Jaʿfar ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Manṣūr (; ‎; 714 – 6 October 775) usually known simply as by his laqab al-Manṣūr () was the second Abbasid caliph, reigning from 754 to 775 succeeding his brother al-Saffah (). He founded the 'Round City' of Madinat al-Salam, which was to become the core of imperial Baghdad.
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Al-Mansur was the second caliph of the Abbasid dynasty, ruling from 754 to 775, and is most famous for founding Madinat al-Salam (the Round City), which became the center of what would develop into Baghdad. His reign was significant in establishing the political and physical foundations of one of the medieval Islamic world's most important imperial centers.
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- 0713-11-00
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- 0775-10-18
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13 sectionsContents
- Background and early life
- Caliphate
- Execution of Abu Muslim and aftermath
- Foundation of Baghdad
- Islamic scholars under him
- Patronage for translations and scholarship
- Foreign policy
- Family
- Death
- See also
- References
- Sources cited
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Abū Jaʿfar ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Manṣūr (; ‎; 714 – 6 October 775) usually known simply as by his laqab al-Manṣūr () was the second Abbasid caliph, reigning from 754 to 775 succeeding his brother al-Saffah (). He founded the 'Round City' of Madinat al-Salam, which was to become the core of imperial Baghdad.
Modern historians regard al-Mansur as the real founder of the Abbasid Caliphate, one of the largest polities in world history, for his role in stabilizing and institutionalizing the dynasty.