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The 17 pages that link to Al-Ma'mun, each with the reason it gives.

• House of WisdomRelated: His patronage is strongly linked to the House of Wisdom’s scholarly reputation.

• Ahmad ibn HanbalRelated: His order to test scholars initiated the inquisition in which Ahmad became a prominent dissenter.

• Al-JahizRelated: His reign forms part of the political and intellectual setting of Al-Jahiz’s early career.

• MihnaRelated: He ordered provincial officials to examine scholars on the Quran's createdness.

• Mu'tazilismRelated: His support for the createdness doctrine brought Mu'tazilite positions into an imperial controversy.

• Createdness of the QuranRelated: He initiated the Mihna and required officials to endorse the doctrine.

• Graeco-Arabic translation movementRelated: His reign became closely associated with court support for translation and the sciences.

• Al-KindiRelated: Al-Kindi’s intellectual world grew from Abbasid court patronage of Greek learning.

• Islamization of IranRelated: His reign illustrates the influence Iranian regions and elites gained within the caliphate.

• Tahirid dynastyRelated: He rewarded Tahir ibn Husayn with the governorship of Khorasan.

• Ali al-RidaRelated: His decision made Ali al-Rida a central figure in Abbasid dynastic politics.

• Al-BuhturiRelated: His reign helped establish the Abbasid court culture inherited by Al-Buhturi’s generation.

• Muhammad al-JawadRelated: He brought al-Jawad to Baghdad and arranged his marriage to his daughter.

• Al-Mu'tasimRelated: Al-Ma'mun’s death in 833 brought Al-Mu'tasim to the caliphate.

• Banū Mūsā brothersRelated: The brothers entered courtly scholarly life during the reign of this major Abbasid patron.

• History of cryptographyRelated: The scholarly institutions associated with his reign formed part of the intellectual setting for early Arabic cryptanalysis.