# Al-Mutawakkil

> The Abbasid caliph who pushed the empire to its widest reach, then ended a decades-long inquisition against Islamic scholars — only to be cut down by his own guards and his son in a palace murder that tipped the caliphate into chaos.

*10th Abbasid caliph (822–861, r. 847–861)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/al-mutawakkil

## Identity
- **Born:** 822
- **Died:** 0861-12-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Ja'far ibn Muhammad became the tenth Abbasid caliph in 847, taking the throne after his brother al-Wathiq. Deeply religious, he reversed the Mu'tazila doctrine that had dominated the court, ended the Mihna — a sustained persecution of scholars — and freed the imprisoned jurist Ahmad ibn Hanbal. Under his rule the empire reached its maximum territorial extent, though his governance toward non-Muslims was harsh. On 11 December 861, members of the Turkic guard assassinated him with the backing of his own son, al-Muntasir. The killing opened what became known as the Anarchy at Samarra, a spiral of civil war that would unravel the caliphate's grip on power.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 53.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 21.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Politician, #Politics, #Medieval Era

## Sources
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mutawakkil)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q220789)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Al-Mutawakkil)
- [متوکل](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%88%DA%A9%D9%84)
- [Mütəvəkkil](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCt%C9%99v%C9%99kkil)
- [Мутауакил](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BB)
- [মুতাওয়াক্কিল](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2)
- [Al-Mutawakkil](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mutawakkil)
- [Al-Mutawàkkil (abbàssida)](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mutaw%C3%A0kkil_(abb%C3%A0ssida))
- [Al-Mutawakkil (Abbaside)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mutawakkil_(Abbaside))
- [Αλ-Μουταουάκιλ](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%BB-%CE%9C%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%AC%CE%BA%CE%B9%CE%BB)
- [Al-Mutavakil](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mutavakil)
- [Al-Mutawákkil](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mutaw%C3%A1kkil)
- [Al-Mutawakkil](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mutawakkil)
- [متوکل](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%88%DA%A9%D9%84)
- [Al-Mutawakkil (Abbasside)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mutawakkil_(Abbasside))
- [Al-Mutawakkil](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mutawakkil)
- [אל-מתוכל הראשון](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%9C-%D7%9E%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%9C_%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%9F)
- [अल-मुतवक्किल](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B2-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2)
- [I. al-Mutavakkil abbászida kalifa](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/I._al-Mutavakkil_abb%C3%A1szida_kalifa)
- [Al-Mutawakkil](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mutawakkil)
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- [ムタワッキル](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AF%E3%83%83%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AB)
- [ალ-მუთავაქილი](https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A-%E1%83%9B%E1%83%A3%E1%83%97%E1%83%90%E1%83%95%E1%83%90%E1%83%A5%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98)
- [Жағфар әл-Мүтәуәккил](https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D0%B0%D2%93%D1%84%D0%B0%D1%80_%D3%99%D0%BB-%D0%9C%D2%AF%D1%82%D3%99%D1%83%D3%99%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BB)
- [جعفر المتوكل على الله](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%B9%D9%81%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%83%D9%84_%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87)
- [ابو الفضل جعفر المتوكل على الله](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84_%D8%AC%D8%B9%D9%81%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%83%D9%84_%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87)

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