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Al-Wathiq

812 - 847

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Abū Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn Muḥammad al-Wathiq bi'Llah (Arabic: أبو جعفر هارون بن محمد, romanized: Abū Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn Muḥammad; 18 April 812 – 10 August 847), commonly known by his regnal name al-Wathiq bi'Llah (Arabic: الواثق بالله, romanized: al-Wāthiq biʾllāh, lit. 'He who trusts in God'), was an Abbasid caliph who reigned from 842 until his death in 847. Al-Wathiq is described in the sources as well-educated, intellectually curious, but also a poet and a drinker, who enjoyed the company of poets and musicians as well as scholars. His brief reign was one of continuity with the policies of his father, al-Mu'tasim (r. 833–842), as power continued to rest in the hands of the same officials whom al-Mu'tasim had appointed. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Wathiq has received more than 265,815 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Al-Wathiq is the 2,567th most popular politician (up from 3,660th in 2019), the 102nd most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 105th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Al-Wathiq was most famous for his military victories.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Al-Wathiq ranks 2,567 out of 19,576. Before him are Christopher II of Denmark, Louis Desaix, Prince Philippe, Count of Paris, Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, and Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium. After him are Armand Fallières, Anne of France, Emperor Nintoku, Psamtik II, Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus, and Jürgen Stroop.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 812, Al-Wathiq ranks 1. After him is Domnall mac Ailpín. Among people deceased in 847, Al-Wathiq ranks 2. Before him is Pope Sergius II. After him are Methodios I of Constantinople, and Yahya ibn Ma'in.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Al-Wathiq ranks 102 out of 354. Before him are Muhammad al-Jawad (811), Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (576), Wahshi ibn Harb (700), Usama ibn Zayd (615), Asmā' bint Abi Bakr (595), and Uqba ibn Nafi (622). After him are Abdullah ibn Salam (550), Adnan Khashoggi (1935), Abul Kalam Azad (1888), Jabir ibn Abd Allah (607), Abdallah ibn Sa'd (650), and Jamal Khashoggi (1958).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Al-Wathiq ranks 31. Before him are Khalid of Saudi Arabia (1912), Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik (674), Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (661), Muhammad bin Saud (1710), Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (576), and Asmā' bint Abi Bakr (595). After him are Abul Kalam Azad (1888), Rayhana bint Zayd (600), Ali of Hejaz (1879), Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz (1910), Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1928), and Ghazi of Iraq (1912).

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