Timeline August 833

Events in August 833 3

• 786 – 833 Al-Ma'mun (786-833) Died 9 August 833, aged 46 Al-Ma'mun died near Tarsus while leading a military campaign against the Byzantine Empire. As the seventh Abbasid caliph, he had sponsored the translation movement and founded the House of Wisdom in Baghdad, promoting the study of Greek philosophy and science. He was succeeded by his brother al-Mu'tasim.
• 833 Al-Khwarizmi's patron Caliph al-Ma'mun dies The death of the caliph who sponsored the House of Wisdom ends a key period of patronage Al-Ma'mun died on campaign near Tarsus in August 833, and his brother al-Mu'tasim succeeded him. Al-Khwarizmi's major dedicated works come from al-Ma'mun's reign.
• 833 Al-Mu'tasim becomes Abbasid Caliph Succeeds his brother al-Ma'mun after death on campaign Al-Mu'tasim was proclaimed the eighth Abbasid caliph in August 833 following the death of his brother al-Ma'mun during a military campaign against the Byzantine Empire. He would go on to found the new capital of Samarra and rely heavily on Turkic military units to consolidate his rule. His reign reshaped the composition and politics of the Abbasid army.