al-Mustanjid
| al-Mustanjid المستنجد بالله | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad | |||||
| Reign | 12 March 1160 – 18 December 1170 | ||||
| Predecessor | al-Muqtafi | ||||
| Successor | al-Mustadi | ||||
| Born | 1124 Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate | ||||
| Died | 18 December 1170 (aged 46) Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate | ||||
| Burial | Baghdad | ||||
| Consort | Zubaydah bint Abu Nasr bin Al-Mustazhir[1] Ghaddha | ||||
| Issue | al-Mustadi | ||||
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| Dynasty | Abbasid | ||||
| Father | al-Muqtafi | ||||
| Mother | Thawus | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Abu al-Muẓaffar Yusuf ibn Muhammad al-Muqtafi (
Biography
Al-Mustanjid was born in 1124. He was the son of caliph
One of al-Muqtafi's wives, al-Mustanjid's stepmother, wanted her own son to succeed. She gained over many amirs to her side, and had their slave-girls armed with daggers to kill the new caliph. Al-Mustanjid discovered the plot and placed the rebel son and mother in prison.
Around this time, Fatimid dynasty was at last extinguished, having lasted for 260 years. Their conqueror,
There is little else to say than that this caliph continued to occupy a more or less independent position, with a vizier and courtly surroundings, and supported by only a small force sufficient for an occasional local campaign.
See also
- Ar-Rashid bi-llāh, 30th Abbasid Caliph and Cousin of Al-Mustanjid
- Safiyya al-Baghdadiyya, 12th century Arabic poet
References
- ^ Rudainy, Al; Saud, Reem (June 12, 2015). "The Role of Women in the Būyid and Saljūq Periods of the Abbasid Caliphate (339-447/9501055&447-547/1055-1152): The Case of Iraq". University of Exeter. pp. 87–88, 129. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ a b Makdisi (1971), pp. 802–803
Sources
- Makdisi, G. (1971). "Ibn Hubayra". In OCLC 495469525.
- This text is adapted from William Muir's public domain, The Caliphate: Its Rise, Decline, and Fall.
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