al-Radi
20th Abbasid Caliph (r. 934–940) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abu'l-Abbas Muhammad ibn Ja'far al-Muqtadir (Arabic: أبو العباس أحمد (محمد) بن جعفر المقتدر, romanized: Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad (Muḥammad) ibn al-Muqtadir; 1 January 909 – 13 December 940), usually simply known by his regnal name al-Radi bi'llah (Arabic: الراضي بالله, romanized: al-Rāḍī bi'llāh, lit. 'Content with God'[4]), was the twentieth Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, reigning from 934 to his death. He died on 23 December 940 at the age of 31. His reign marked the end of the caliph's political power and the rise of military strongmen, who competed for the title of amir al-umara.
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al-Radi bi'llah الراضي بالله | |||||
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Caliph Commander of the Faithful | |||||
20th Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate | |||||
Reign | 24 April 934 – 12 December 940 | ||||
Predecessor | al-Qahir | ||||
Successor | al-Muttaqi | ||||
Born | Muhammad ibn Ja'far al-Muqtadir[1] 1 January 909[1] Baghdad[1] | ||||
Died | 13 December 940[2] (aged 31) Baghdad[2] | ||||
Burial | |||||
Consort | Farha[3] Rabab[3] | ||||
Issue | al-Abbas | ||||
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Dynasty | Abbasid | ||||
Father | al-Muqtadir | ||||
Mother | Zalum | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
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