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What was al-Ma'mun's regnal name?

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al-Ma'mun, whose regnal name was al-Ma'mun, was the seventh Abbasid caliph, reigning from 813 to 833 CE. His name, al-Ma'mun, means "the trusted one" in Arabic. He was known for his patronage of scholarship and learning, and his reign is considered a golden age of Islamic culture.
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