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He was the 7th caliph of [[Abbasid dynasty]]. Harun al-Rashid had appointed [[al-Amin]] as the caliph after himself, and al-Ma'mun as al-Amin's successor. But after the death of Harun, a conflict began between the two brothers and finally al-Mu'mun was able to defeat Ali b. Isa, the chief commander of the army of al-Amin, in [[195]]/810-1 by craftiness and perspicacity of [[al-Fadl b. Sahl]]-who later became his vizier-and commanding of Tahir b. al-Husayn titled as Dhu al-Yal-Aminayn, the chief commander of his army. And finally after a serious conflict in [[198]]/813-4, Tahir conquered Baghdad. Al-Amin was prisoned and then killed. Al-Ma'mun was officially chosen as the caliph in 198/813-4 and he chose al-Fadl b. Sahl as his vizier.<ref>Yaʿqūbī, ''Tārīkh al-yaʿqūbī'', p. 460; Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 8, p. 472-489.</ref> | He was the 7th caliph of [[Abbasid dynasty]]. Harun al-Rashid had appointed [[al-Amin]] as the caliph after himself, and al-Ma'mun as al-Amin's successor. But after the death of Harun, a conflict began between the two brothers and finally al-Mu'mun was able to defeat Ali b. Isa, the chief commander of the army of al-Amin, in [[195]]/810-1 by craftiness and perspicacity of [[al-Fadl b. Sahl]]-who later became his vizier-and commanding of Tahir b. al-Husayn titled as Dhu al-Yal-Aminayn, the chief commander of his army. And finally after a serious conflict in [[198]]/813-4, Tahir conquered Baghdad. Al-Amin was prisoned and then killed. Al-Ma'mun was officially chosen as the caliph in 198/813-4 and he chose al-Fadl b. Sahl as his vizier.<ref>Yaʿqūbī, ''Tārīkh al-yaʿqūbī'', p. 460; Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 8, p. 472-489.</ref> | ||
{{'Abbasi Dynasty}} | <div style="display: block;overflow-y: auto;">{{'Abbasi Dynasty}}</div> | ||
===Grounds of Conflict=== | ===Grounds of Conflict=== | ||