# Ahmad ibn al-Mu'tasim

- id: ahmad-ibn-al-mutasim
- dates: fl. 833-842, Baghdad
- roles: patron

Abbasid prince, son of the caliph al-Mu'tasim and al-Kindi's student, dedicatee of the Theology of Aristotle. The dedication is what lets scholars date the book.

## Crossings

- c. 833–842: Enneads into Arabic (patron) [attested]

## Sources

- Adamson, Peter (2025). The Theology of Aristotle.