Al-Muwaffaq
Abbasid prince and military leader (843–891)
7 dated entries naming Al-Muwaffaq, drawn from 6 separate years between 842 CE and 891 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.
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9th century
- 842Al-Muwaffaq, Muslim prince and regent (d. 891)source
- 872The Zanj Rebellion: The Zanj (black slaves from East Africa) defeat the Abbasid forces, led by caliphal regent Al-Muwaffaq (brother of caliph Al-Mu'tamid). Hostilities in Mesopotamia (Southern Iraq) will preoccupy Al-Muwaffaq, and the Zanj will remain on the offensive over the next several years.source
- 876April 8 – Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul: Abbasid forces, led by Al-Muwaffaq, halt a Saffarid invasion on the River Tigris. Emir Ya'qub ibn al-Layth tries to capture the Abbasid Caliphate's capital of Baghdad, but he is forced, with his army, to retreat.source
- 881Zanj Rebellion: Abbasid general Al-Muwaffaq lays siege to the Zanj capital of Mukhtara, using his base on the opposite side of the River Tigris.source
- 883The Zanj Rebellion: Abbasid general Al-Muwaffaq brings in Egyptian forces, to help him in his two-year siege of the Zanj capital Mukhtara. He captures the city, and crushes the revolt that has devastated Chaldea (modern Iraq) since 869.source
- 891June 2 – Al-Muwaffaq, Abbasid prince and regent (b. 842)source
- 891June 2 – Al-Muwaffaq, an Abbasid prince and Commander-in-chief, dies at the capital of Baghdad. His son Al-Mu'tadid is recognized as regent, and second heir of the Abbasid Caliphate.source
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- Abbasid Caliphate (3)
- Zanj Rebellion (3)
- Zanj (3)
- Iraq (2)
- Baghdad (2)
- Tigris (2)
- Egypt (1)
- Saffarid dynasty (1)
- Al-Mu'tadid (1)
- Mesopotamia (1)
- Slavery (1)
- East Africa (1)