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Al-Mansur
Abū Jaʿfar ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Manṣūr usually known simply as by his laqab al-Manṣūr (المنصور) was the second Abbasid caliph, reigning from 754 to 775, succeeding his brother al-Saffah. He founded the 'Round City' of Madinat al-Salam, which was to become the core of imperial Baghdad.
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politics · 2nd Abbasid caliph (r. 754–775) · politician · poet · caliph · also Al-Mansur, Abu Ja'far Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Mansur, Abu Ja'far al-Mansur, Mansur, Abu Giafar Almansur
Born 0714 · Died 7 October 0775 · Q31066
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“We have sacrificed the life to come for a mere dream!”
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Died 0775-10-07.
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Career landmark: Abbasid caliph (0754–0775).
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Born 0714.
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