Özet:

Abu Ahmed Talha al-Muwaffak-Billah is the son of Abbasid caliph Mutawakkil-Alallâh. After his father was killed by members of the army, he showed great effort especially in the struggle for the caliphate of his brother Mu'tez-Billah and came to the fore with his military successes. After the caliph Mu'tez-Billah was overthrowned and killed because of staging a coup, Muvaffak-Billâh was taken into custody and exiled to Mecca and the Muhtedi-Billah was appointed as the caliphate. Likewise, Mühtedi-Billah was also encounter a coup resulted in his overthrown and leaded Mu'temid-Alallâh to became new caliph. In this process, instability prevailed, and rebellions could not be prevented. Therefore, he was seen as a saviour by his brother Mu'temid-Alallâh, who was the successful caliph, and was appointed as the commander-in-chief with very wide powers, and he performed successful actions both in the political and military fields in a very difficult process. In this context, he suppressed the rebellion of the black slaves, and Yakup b. Leys He solved the problem of. As a result of his diligent efforts, stability was achieved in the country, the central authority was strengthened, and the groundwork was prepared for the Abbasid capital to be moved from Samarra to Baghdad. The political and military achievements of Muwaffak-Billâh were very important in the history of Abbasids. However, the studies about such an important figure are sparse in the field. Particularly, the scarcity of studies on the subject in our country lead us to work on this subject. In the current study, we aim to contribute to the field by revealing the place and importance of Muwaffak-Billâh in the history of Abbasids in detail.

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