Al-Mutawakkil, Caliph · Caliph who ended the Mihna

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RulerCaliph · Caliph who ended the Mihna

Al-Mutawakkilالمتوكل على الله

Samarra

He ended the Mihna and built the Great Mosque of Samarra with its spiral minaret.

He stopped the persecution of scholars over the createdness of the Quran and honoured Ahmad ibn Hanbal. He built the Great Mosque of Samarra. In 861 he was murdered by Turkish officers, opening years of chaos.

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Al-WathiqAl-Muntasir

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