Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz
Abbasid prince, poet and politician (861–908) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz (Arabic: عبد الله بن المعتز, romanized: ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Muʿtazz; 861 – 29 December 908) was the son of the caliph al-Mu'tazz and a political figure, but is better known as a leading Arabic poet and the author of the Kitab al-Badi, an early study of Arabic forms of poetry. This work is considered one of the earliest works in Arabic literary theory and literary criticism.[2]
Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz عبد الله بن المعتز | |||||
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Governor of Arminiyah | |||||
In office | 866 – 867 | ||||
Predecessor | Al-Abbas ibn al-Musta'in (863–865) | ||||
Successor | Abu'l-Saj Devdad | ||||
Born | c. 861 Samarra, Abbasid Caliphate | ||||
Died | 29 December 908 Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate | ||||
Burial | Iraq | ||||
Spouse | Dawlah[1] | ||||
Relatives | Al-Muntasir (uncle) Al-Mutamid (uncle) Al-Muwaffaq (uncle) Al-Mu'tadid (cousin) | ||||
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Dynasty | Abbasid | ||||
Father | Al-Mu'tazz | ||||
Mother | Fatimah bint al-Fath ibn Khaqan | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
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Persuaded to assume the role of caliph of the Abbasid dynasty following the premature death of al-Muktafi, he succeeded in ruling for a single day and a single night, before he was forced into hiding, found and then strangled in a palace intrigue that brought al-Muqtadir, then thirteen years old, to the throne.