Al-Mu'tasim
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Abū Isḥāq Muḥammad ibn Hārūn al-Rashīd, better known by his regnal name al-Muʿtaṣim biʾllāh, was the eighth Abbasid caliph, ruling from 833 until his death in 842. When al-Ma'mun died unexpectedly on
Gold dinar of al-Mu'tasim, minted in Baghdad in 839
A gold dinar of al-Ma'mun, minted in Egypt in 830/1
Silver dirham of al-Mu'tasim, minted at al-Muhammadiya in 836/7
Wall frescos from the main palace of al-Ma'tasim in Samarra
Al-Wathiq
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Abū Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn Muḥammad al-Wathiq bi'Llah
Al-Mu'tasim
…political authority never extended beyond the fiscal domain, he managed to maintain his office to the end of the reign, and under al-Mu'tasim's successor, al-Wathiq (r. 842–847), as well. Al-Mu'tasim's reliance on his Turkic ghilmān grew over time, especially in the aftermath of an abortive plot against him discovered…
Gold dinar of al-Wathiq, minted in Baghdad in 843
Death of Caliph al-Wathiq, Mughal miniature from the Tarikh-I Alfi (1594)