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al-Wathiq
al-Wathiq
812 CE–847 CE · Samarra
Al-Wathiq (812–847) was the ninth Abbasid caliph, ruling from 842 to 847 from the new capital at Samarra. He continued the religious policy of the Mihna begun under al-Ma'mun and relied heavily on the Turkish military commanders who had become central to the state. He died in 847 and was succeeded by his brother al-Mutawakkil.
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