al-Mutawakkil
Caliph of Sāmarra
Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Harun; March 822 – 11 December 861, commonly known by his regnal name al-Mutawwakil ala Allah, was the tenth Abbasid caliph, ruling from 847 until his assassination in 861. He succeeded his brother, al-Wathiq, and is known... Wikipedia
Born: March 31, 822 AD, Baghdad, Iraq
Children: Al-Muntasir, al-Mu'tazz, al-Mu'tamid, and more
Assassinated: December 11, 861 AD, Samarra, Iraq
Full name: Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Mu'tasim al-Mutawakkil 'ala Allah
Grandparents: Harun al-Rashid, Maridah bint Shabib, and Marida
Place of burial: Samarra, Iraq
Parents: al-Mu'tasim and Shuja al-Khwarazmi
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