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Al-Muwaffaq
Al-Muwaffaq was an Abbasid prince, son of the caliph al-Mutawakkil, who held real power during the reign of his brother al-Mu'tamid from the 870s until his death in 891. He stopped the Saffarid Ya'qub ibn al-Layth at Dayr al-Aqul in 876 and led the long campaign against the Zanj Rebellion, storming their capital al-Mukhtara in 883. His son became caliph as al-Mu'tadid.
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