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Al-Wathiq

812 - 847

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Abū Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn Muḥammad al-Wathiq bi'Llah (Arabic: أبو جعفر هارون بن محمد, romanized: Abū Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn Muḥammad; 18 April 812 – 10 August 847), commonly known by his regnal name al-Wathiq bi'Llah (Arabic: الواثق بالله, romanized: al-Wāthiq biʾllāh, lit. 'He who trusts in God'), was an Abbasid caliph who reigned from 842 until his death in 847. Al-Wathiq is described in the sources as well-educated, intellectually curious, but also a poet, who enjoyed the company of poets and musicians as well as scholars. His brief reign was one of continuity with the policies of his father, al-Mu'tasim (r. 833–842), as power continued to rest in the hands of the same officials whom al-Mu'tasim had appointed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Wathiq is the 3,153rd most popular politician (down from 2,567th in 2019), the 102nd most popular biography from Saudi Arabia and the 34th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Al-Wathiq was most famous for his military victories.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Al-Wathiq ranks 3,153 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis Barthou, Joscelin II, Count of Edessa, Anastasia of Kiev, Neriglissar, Frank B. Kellogg, and Ptolemy Philadelphus. After him are Childebert III, Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Viriathus, Zalman Shazar, Philip I, Count of Flanders, and Gongmin of Goryeo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 812, Al-Wathiq ranks 2. Before him is Domnall mac Ailpín.  Among people deceased in 847, Al-Wathiq ranks 2. Before him is Pope Sergius II. After him are Methodios I of Constantinople, and Yahya ibn Ma'in.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Al-Wathiq ranks 102 out of 354. Before him are Muhammad bin Saud (1710), Zayd ibn Ali (695), Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (576), Usama ibn Zayd (615), Muhammad al-Jawad (811), and Mukhtar al-Thaqafi (622). After him are Isma'il ibn Ja'far (721), Jamal Khashoggi (1958), Asmā' bint Abi Bakr (595), Adnan Khashoggi (1935), Mohammad bin Salman (1985), and Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah (637).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Al-Wathiq ranks 34. Before him are Maymunah bint al-Harith (594), Ghazi of Iraq (1912), Talal of Jordan (1909), Abbas I of Egypt (1816), Muhammad bin Saud (1710), and Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (576). After him are Asmā' bint Abi Bakr (595), Mohammad bin Salman (1985), Empress Jitō (645), Ali of Hejaz (1879), Idris I of Morocco (743), and Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz (1910).

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