Al-Mansur
| al-Mansur المنصور | |||||
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| Khalifah Amir al-Mu'minin | |||||
Abbāsid Caliph al-Manṣūr from the genealogy (silsilanāma), "Cream of Histories" (Zübdet-üt Tevarih, 1598) | |||||
| 2nd Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate | |||||
| Reign | 10 June 754 – 6 October 775 | ||||
| Predecessor | al-Saffah | ||||
| Successor | al-Mahdi | ||||
| Born | c. 714 al-Humayma, Jordan | ||||
| Died | 6 October 775 (aged 61) near Mecca, Abbasid Caliphate | ||||
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| Dynasty | Abbasid | ||||
| Father | Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh | ||||
| Mother | Sallamah | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Abū Jaʿfar ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Manṣūr (/ælmænˈsʊər/; Arabic: أبو جعفر عبد الله بن محمد المنصور; 714 – 6 October 775) usually known simply as by his laqab al-Manṣūr (المنصور) was the second Abbasid caliph, reigning from 754 to 775 succeeding his brother al-Saffah (r. 750–754). He is known for founding the 'Round City' of Madinat al-Salam, which was to become the core of imperial Baghdad.
Modern historians regard al-Mansur as the real founder of the Abbasid Caliphate, one of the largest polities in world history, for his role in stabilizing and institutionalizing the dynasty.: 265