The figures

Rulers

Rulers and political authorities whose decisions shaped communities, law, and historical memory.

2 PEOPLE

BY ERA

Abbasid · 750–1258 · 2 FIGURES IN THIS ERA

Al-Ma'mun

Expanded Abbasid patronage of translation and science while controversially imposing theological doctrine.

Presided over a high point of Abbasid wealth, diplomacy, and courtly culture.

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