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Name:	Abdallah al- Mamun
Birth Date:	786
Death Date:	833
Nationality:	Islamic
Gender:	Male
Occupations:	emperor

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Biography of Abdallah al- Mamun
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Abdallah al-Mamun (786-833) was the seventh caliph, or ruler of the Islamic Empire, of the Abbasid dynasty. During his reign he encouraged the study of Greek thought, and the balance of power within the caliphate shifted from the Arabs to the...

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Abu Jafar al-Ma'mun ibn Harun (also spelled Almamon and el-Mâmoûn) (September 14, 786 – August 9, 833) (المأمون) was an Abbasid caliph who reigned from 813 until his death in 833. He succeeded his brother al-Amin. if...

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Al-Ma’mun

About 10 pages (2,986 words) in 2 products