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Al-Mansur
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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.
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Al-Mansur, born Abdullah in Humeima, was a male member of the Abbasid family. He worked as a politician, poet, and caliph, and spoke Arabic. His native name was أبو جعفر عبد الله بن محمد المنصور. He was the son of Muhammad ibn Ali al-Abbasi and had siblings Ibrahim al-Imam and As-Saffah. He was married to Arwa bint Mansur al-Himyari and Fatimah bint Muhammad al-Taymi.
He participated in the Abbasid Revolution and the Alid revolt of 762–763. Al-Mansur died on 0775-10-07 in Mecca and was buried in Jannat al-Mu'alla. His children included Al-Mahdi, Sulayman ibn Abi Ja'far, and Ja'far ibn Abdallah al-Mansur. He followed Islam. One of his works is titled أيها السرمدي لا تقاوم الصحراء. He is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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- أيها السرمدي لا تقاوم الصحراء
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- al-Mansurالمنصور
- Royalty.title
- KhalifahAmir al-Mu'minin
- Royalty.image
- Abbāsid Caliph al-Manṣūr from the genealogy (silsilanāma), Cream of Histories (Zübdet-üt Tevarih, 1598).jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Abbāsid Caliph al-Manṣūr from the genealogy (silsilanāma), "Cream of Histories" (Zübdet-üt Tevarih, 1598)
- Royalty.succession
- 2nd Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
- Royalty.reign
- 10 June 754 – 6 October 775
- Royalty.predecessor
- al-Saffah
- Royalty.successor
- al-Mahdi
- Royalty.birth_place
- al-Humayma, Umayyad Caliphate
- Royalty.death_date
- 6 October 775 (aged 61)
- Royalty.death_place
- near Mecca, Abbasid Caliphate
- Royalty.spouse type
- Consorts
- Royalty.full name
- Abu Ja'far Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Manṣūr
- Royalty.dynasty
- Abbasid
- Royalty.father
- Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh
- Royalty.mother
- Sallamah
- Royalty.religion
- Sunni Islam
- Royalty.burial_place
- al-Ma'lat Cemetery
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Abdullah
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Humeima
- Place of death
- Mecca
- Occupation
- poet
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Religion
- Islam
- Family
- Abbasids
- Conflict
- Alid revolt of 762–763
- Image
- Abbāsid Caliph al-Manṣūr from the genealogy (silsilanāma), Cream of Histories (Zübdet-üt Tevarih, 1598).jpg
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- date of death
- 0775-10-18
- date of birth
- 0713-11-00
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- Al-Mansur
- name in native language
- أبو جعفر عبد الله بن محمد المنصور
- place of burial
- Jannat al-Mu'alla
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Encyclopedic overview
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
- External links
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Al-Mansur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.