Al-Muʿtamid | ʿAbbāsid caliph [died 892] | Britannica (original) (raw)
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association with al-Muʿtaḍid
In al-Muʿtaḍid …al-Muwaffaq, al-Muʿtaḍid was coregent, with al-Muʿtamid, in his father’s last years. He became caliph on al-Muʿtamid’s death in 892, having forced him to disinherit his own son. As caliph, al-Muʿtaḍid reorganized the administration and reformed finances. He concluded a peace with the Ṭūlūnids by marrying their caliph’s daughter and dealt… Read More