802 ⟶ Mecca Protocol: Succession finalized
The Mecca Protocol: Caliph Harun al-Rashid and the leading o...
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📜 Mecca Protocol: Succession finalized
The Mecca Protocol: Caliph Harun al-Rashid and the leading officials of the Abbasid Caliphate perform the hajj to Mecca, where the line of succession is finalized. Harun's eldest son al-Amin is named heir, but his second son Abdallah al-Ma'mun is named as al-Amin's heir, and governor of Khurasan. A third son, al-Qasim, is added as third heir, and receives responsibility over the frontier areas with the Byzantine empire.⟶
Abbasid CaliphateSuccessionHarun al-Rashidal-Aminal-Ma'munHajjIslamic LawGovernancePolitical Intrigue
Saudi Arabia💔 Downfall of the Barmakids
Downfall of the Barmakids. Execution of Ja'far ibn Yahya. Marriage of caliph Harun al-Rashid and Umm Muhammad bint Salih.⟶
Abbasid CaliphateBarmakidsHarun al-RashidJa'far ibn YahyaPower StrugglePolitical PurgeGovernanceFamilyMarriage
Iraq👑 Death of Harun al-Rashid; Accession of al-Amin
Death of Harun al-Rashid. Accession of al-Amin.⟶
Abbasid CaliphateHarun al-Rashidal-AminSuccessionCaliphLeadershipGovernancePolitical TransitionDeath
Iraq👨⚖️ Death of Abdallah ibn Tahir and Appointment of Tahir ibn Abdallah as Governor
Death of the Abdallah ibn Tahir al-Khurasani Governor of Khorasan. In 845 Abbasid caliph Al-Wathiq appointed Tahir ibn Abdallah ibn Tahir as governor of Khorasan.⟶
Abbasid CaliphateKhorasanGovernanceAdministrationTahirid DynastySuccessionPolitical Appointment
Iran
Afghanistan
Turkmenistan🛡️ Abbasid Conquest of Faruriyyah, Death of al-Muntasir and Accession of al-Musta'in
Abbasid conquest of Faruriyyah in Summer of 862. Al-Muntasir poisoned to death; accession of al-Musta'in.⟶
Abbasid CaliphateMilitary CampaignsSuccessionGovernancePolitical Instability
Iraq👑 Deposition of Al-Rashid
Deposition of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Rashid, accession of Al-Muqtafi.⟶
Abbasid CaliphateCaliphDepositionSuccessionGovernance
Iraq