Editing Al-Mansur

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|birth = c. 714<br>{{Wiki|Humayma|Al-Humayma}}, [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
|death = 6 October 775 {{c|aged 61}}<br>Near {{Wiki|Mecca}}< [[Abbasid Caliphate]]
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|affiliates = {{Wiki|Abbasid dynasty}}
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'''Abū Jaʿfar ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Manṣūr''' (c. 714 – 775), known by his regnal name '''Al-Mansur''', was the second [[caliph]] of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]] from 754 to 775. Al-Mansur was best known for his role in stabilizing and institutionalizing the dynasty, as well as founding the city of [[Baghdad]], which served as the Abbasid capital for many periods of time until its fall in 1517.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|al-Mansur}}</ref>

==Biography==
Al-Mansur succeeded his brother [[Abul Abbas As-Saffah|As-Saffah]] in 754. In his early years as caliph, Al-Mansur sought to stablize and consolidate his power by eliminating potential rivals such as his uncle {{Wiki|Abd Allah ibn Ali|Abdullah ibn Ali}} and the [[Iran|Persian]] general {{Wiki|Al-Mansur}}.<ref name="Wiki" /> In 762, seeking to relocate the empire's capital away from the former [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad]] capital of [[Damascus]], Al-Mansur led a reconnaissance of what is now modern central {{Wiki|Iraq}}. Choosing a fertile plain by the {{Wiki|Tigris|Tigris river}}, he founded the [[Round City|core city]] of Baghdad, named after a village near the river which meant "God-given" in Persian. Al-Mansur named the city after himself as Madinat al-Mansur ("the city of Mansur"). Legend later has it that north of the ruins of the former capitals {{Wiki|Seleucia}} and {{Wiki|Ctesiphon}}, Al-Mansur used his [[sword]] to carve three concentric circles in the sand, upon which the city walls were built.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Founding of Baghdad]]</ref>

Within the new city, Al-Mansur built his palace, large gardens, government offices and military barracks. Keeping with the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] traditions of city layout, he divided the circles into four quadrants by a {{Wiki|Cardo|Cardo Maximus}} and a {{Wiki|Decumanus|Decumanus Maximus}} which leads to various parts of the Abbasid Empire upon leaving the city.<ref name="Database" />

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mdat}}

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