Who was the Abbasid caliph during Ibn Fadlan's journey?
al-Muqtadir
Harun al-Rashid
al-Mansur
al-Ma'mun
Answer
Al-Muqtadir was the Abbasid caliph during Ibn Fadlan's journey. He reigned from 908 to 932 CE, a period marked by political instability and economic decline within the Abbasid Caliphate. Despite these challenges, al-Muqtadir was a patron of the arts and sciences, and his reign saw the flourishing of Islamic culture and scholarship.
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