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At-Ta'i

932 - 1003

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Abu Bakr ʿAbd al-Karīm ibn al-Faḍl (Arabic: أبو بكر عبد الكريم بن الفضل; 932 – 3 August 1003), better known by his regnal name al-Ṭāʾiʿ liʾllāh/biʾllāh (Arabic: الطائع لله\بالله, lit. 'He Who Obeys God's Command'), was the Abbasid caliph of Baghdad from 974 to his deposition in 991. He was in office during the domination of Iraq by the Shi'a Buyid dynasty, and as a result is generally considered a powerless figurehead under the thumb of the Buyid emirs. His tenure was also marked by strife between rival Buyid rulers and the frequent change of hands of Baghdad: al-Ta'i' himself was raised to the throne by a rebel Turkic general, Sabuktakin, who deposed al-Ta'i's father, al-Muti'. During periods of such strife, al-Ta'i' was able to exert some measure of political independence, but under stronger rulers he was sidelined, and was obliged to marry the daughters of the emirs Izz al-Dawla and Adud al-Dawla. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. At-Ta'i is the 6,079th most popular politician (up from 6,289th in 2019), the 157th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 175th in 2019) and the 102nd most popular Iraqi Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, At-Ta'i ranks 6,079 out of 19,576. Before him are William Wyatt Bibb, John Kufuor, Abdullah Khan II, Takeda Katsuyori, María de Padilla, and Shote Galica. After him are Paul van Zeeland, John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma, Otto Hofmann, Jean-Luc Dehaene, and William Walker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 932, At-Ta'i ranks 6. Before him are Pope Marinus II, Miskawayh, Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia, Sancho I of León, and Adalbert of Italy. After him are Abu Sulayman Sijistani, Dong Yuan, and Abu Firas al-Hamdani. Among people deceased in 1003, At-Ta'i ranks 6. Before him are Erik the Red, Pope Sylvester II, Pope John XVII, Gregory of Narek, and Athanasius the Athonite. After him are Rozala of Italy, Vladivoj, Duke of Bohemia, Herman II, Duke of Swabia, and Beatrice of France.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, At-Ta'i ranks 157 out of 384. Before him are Al-Muqtafi (1096), Al-Mustazhir (1078), Abo of Tiflis (756), Shammuramat (-900), Al-Mustanjid (1124), and Ovadia Yosef (1920). After him are Surena (-84), Phraates II (-200), Ishbi-Erra (-2100), Vonones II (-25), Artabanus I of Parthia (-200), and Enmebaragesi (-2650).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, At-Ta'i ranks 102. Before him are Al-Qadir (947), Al-Muqtafi (1096), Al-Mustazhir (1078), Shammuramat (-900), Al-Mustanjid (1124), and Ovadia Yosef (1920). After him are Phraates II (-200), Ishbi-Erra (-2100), Vonones II (-25), Artabanus I of Parthia (-200), Enmebaragesi (-2650), and Al-Mustakfi (905).

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