“She was dominant during Mahdi's time, people used to come and go through her door.. . She gave ordaining and forbidding, interceded and hindered, rejections and confirmations at her own will.”
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Al-Mahdi
Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Manṣūr, better known by his regnal name al-Mahdi, was the third Abbasid Caliph who reigned from 775 to his death in 785. He succeeded his father, al-Mansur.
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politics · 3rd Abbasid caliph (r. 775–785) · politician · poet · caliph · also Al-Mahdi, Muhammad ibn Mansur al-Mahdi
Born 3 August 0744 · Died 24 July 0785 · Q293482
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Died 0785-07-24.
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Career landmark: Abbasid caliph (0775–0785).
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Born 0744-08-03.
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