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was old enough to rule and had acquired experience of command in the border wars with the
Byzantines, but had not been named heir. According to the account of al-Tabari, on his deathbed al-Ma'mun dictated a letter nominating his brother, rather than al-Abbas, as his successor, and Abu Ishaq was
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Muhammad. Six years later, al-Wathiq died as the result of an
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Muhammad. In December 861 al-Mutawakkil was assassinated by a group of Turkic military officers, likely with the support of al-Muntasir. During al-Muntasir's short reign (
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Muhammad as a potential successor (future caliph) because of his popularity to prevent Muhammad from succession, His brother caliph al-Mutawakkil (
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Caliphate to there, Muhammad also moved to Samarra. His father ruled the Empire for almost eight years until his death. His elder brother
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