al-Ma'mun
Abu al-Abbas Abdallah ibn Harun al-Rashid (786 – 833), better known by his regnal name al-Ma'mun, was the seventh Abbasid caliph who reigned from 813 until his death in 833.[1]
Biography
One of Harun al-Rashid's sons, Al-Ma'mun fought a bitter civil war against his half-brother al-Amin over the caliphate's throne. Al-Ma'mun won the conflict and ascended to the throne, while his brother was executed following the siege of Baghdad.[2]
In 832, al-Ma'mun led a large army into Egypt to put down the last great Bashmurite revolt.[1] While there, he ordered the breaching of the Great Pyramid of Giza looking for knowledge and treasure. He entered the pyramid by tunneling into the Great Pyramid, enlarging what was once an entrance for tomb raiders in antiquity.[3] The resulting passage, which was later named the "Robber's Tunnel" is the path along which tourists enter the pyramid today.[4]
Appearances
- Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt (first mentioned)
- Echoes of History (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
al-Ma'mun on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Database: Ghilman (Servant Soldiers)
- ↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt – Tours: The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "Robber's Entrance"
- ↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt – Tours: The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "Entrances of the Great Pyramid"