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Name: al-Amin Brief biography: Abbasid Caliph 193-198 AH (809-813 AD). Nationality: Abbasid Occupation: Caliph Date of birth: 787 Place of birth: Baghdad Period of rule: 809-813 Date of death: 813 Place of death: Baghdad |
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al-Amin succeeded his father, Harun ar-Rashid, in 193 AH (809 AD). His reign was marked by his rivalry and, ultimately, civil war (or fitna) with his brother, al-Mamun, which led to al-Amin's death in 198 AH (813 AD). |
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| Dirham al-Amin; Bukhara BIRBI-WH0009 | |
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