Overview
Biography and setting
Al-Ma'mun is presented as abbasid caliph and patron associated with Baghdad. The working chronology for this record is 170-218 AH / 786-833 CE. Associated with translation, debate, astronomy, and the politics of knowledge.
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170-218 AH / 786-833 CE
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