Al-Wathiq, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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the ninth Abbasid Caliph
Date of Birth: 17-Jul-0812
Place of Birth: Mecca, Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia
Date of Death: 10-Aug-0847
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Al-Wathiq
- Abu Ja?far Harun ibn Mu?ammad (Arabic: ??? ???? ????? ?? ???? ????????; 18 April 812 – 10 August 847), better known by his regnal name al-Wathiq Bi’llah (?????? ?????, "He who trusts in God"), was an Abbasid caliph who reigned from 842 until 847 AD (227–232 AH in the Islamic calendar).
- Al-Wathiq is relatively obscure both as a ruler and as a person, and his reign is largely considered a continuation of his father's.
- The chief events of his reign were the suppression of a Bedouin rebellion in the Hejaz in 845 and an abortive uprising in Baghdad in 846.
- The conflict with the Byzantine Empire continued, and the Abbasids even scored a significant victory at Mauropotamos, but after a truce in 845, warfare ceased for several years.
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