وفاة المعتصم
وفاة المعتصم
c. 5 February 842 CE · 11 Rabi' I 227 AH
Al-Mu'tasim died Thursday, 11 Rabi' I 227; in his illness he kept saying 'the ruse is gone — there is no ruse'. He had resolved to march to the far west against the Umayyad of al-Andalus — 'the Umayyads ruled when none of us had rule; we rule and this Umayyad holds al-Andalus? Reckon what is needed to fight him' — when his illness grew heavy and he died {cite:tarikh-khulafa-minhaj-1434 p. 523-524}.
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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In time
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Connections
- Had participant
- al-Mu'tasim Abu Ishaq ibn al-Rashid
People and things also explored
فتح عمورية· The Fall of Qaliqala, 133, and its Rebuilding· The Garrisoning of Sur man Ra'a (Samarra)· Imran ibn Musa's Sind and the Zutt-Mayd Wars· The Court's Wooing of Transoxania· The Sack of Zibatra and al-Mu'tasim's Retaliation· The Conversion of al-Usayfan's King· The Zutt Brigandage and Ujayf's War
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition)
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