Who rests here
Scholar · died 218 AH · Mersin
Son of Harun al-Rashid and the seventh Abbasid caliph, renowned for his patronage of learning and the translation movement (Bayt al-Hikma). During his campaign against Byzantium he died on 18 Rajab 218 (9 August 833) at a camp near the Bedendûn (Pozantı) water.
Full biography of Abbasid Caliph al-Ma'mun →(the text above is quoted from the person's record)
How to get there
Located in: Mersin
Coordinates: 36.91560, 34.89750
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- TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA)
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Permanent ID: EA-Y-000590 · this address reaches the same record even if its name changes; use it when citing.