al-Wathiq
Caliph of Baghdad
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Abū Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn Muḥammad, better known by his regnal name al-Wāthiq bi-llāh, was an Abbasid caliph who reigned from 842 until 847 CE.
Al-Wathiq is described in the sources as well-educated, intellectually curious, but also a poet and a... Wikipedia
Born: Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Died: August 10, 847 AD, Abbasid Samarra
Siblings: al-Mutawakkil
Grandparents: Harun al-Rashid, Maridah bint Shabib, and Marida
Children: al-Muhtadi
Parents: al-Mu'tasim and Qaratis
Cousins: Al-Natiq bi-l-Haqq, Al-Abbas ibn al-Ma'mun, Umm Habib bint al-Ma'mun, and more
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