Notable People · AD 786–AD 833

al-Maʾmun

Seventh Abbasid caliph known for promoting science and philosophy

Did you know?He established the House of Wisdom in Baghdad, which became a world-renowned centre for translating and preserving Greek and Persian texts.

Abu al-Abbas Abd Allah ibn Harun (Arabic: أبو العباس عبد الله بن هارون الرشيد, romanized: Abū al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Hārūn ar-Rashīd; 14 September 786 – 9 August 833), better known by his regnal name al-Ma'mun (Arabic: المأمون, lit.

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Age at death: 46
Years since death: 1193

Born: September 13, AD 786 · Baghdad, Iraq
Died: August 9, AD 833
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Father: Harun al-Rashid
Mother: Marajil
Spouses: Buran bint al-Hasan ibn Sahl, Umm Isa bint Musa al-Hadi
Children: Al-Abbas ibn al-Ma'mun, Ali ibn Al-Mam'un, Ja'far bin al-Ma'mun, Umm Habib bint Al-Ma'mun, Umm al-Fadl bint al-Ma'mun

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