in 815
Precision: year · Rank: normal
- Source: al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Al-Wathiq
9th Abbasid Caliph (r. 812–847)
Al-Wathiq has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists July 17, 812 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Born
July 17, 812
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: in 847
Source:
No external source identified
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Mecca, Saudi Arabia
- Professions
- caliph, politician
- Citizenship
- Abbasid Caliphate
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: July 17, 812 (No external source identified) or in 815 (al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
More about Al-Wathiq
Family
- Sibling
- Al-Musta'in
- Sibling
- Al-Mutawakkil
- Father
- Al-Mu'tasim
- Child
- Al-Muhtadi
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
No external source identified
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Al-Wathiq born?
Al-Wathiq was born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
When did Al-Wathiq die?
Al-Wathiq died in 847.