Al-Wathiq, Caliph · Ninth Abbasid caliph

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RulerCaliph · Ninth Abbasid caliph

Al-Wathiqالواثق

Samarra

A curious caliph who is said to have sent an expedition to find the wall of Dhul-Qarnayn.

He kept the Mihna in force. Geographers report that he sent Sallam the Interpreter to Central Asia to look for the barrier against Yajuj and Majuj, and that Sallam brought back a description of an iron wall.

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Al-MutasimAl-Mutawakkil

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