Al-Musta'in
Sign in to saveAbū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Mustaʿīn bi-ʾllāh (; 836 – 17 October 866), better known by his regnal title al-Mustaʿīn, was the Abbasid caliph from 862 to 866, during the "Anarchy at Samarra". A grandson of Caliph al-Mu'tasim, he was installed on the throne by the Turkic military commanders following the death of al-Muntasir.
Key facts
- Royalty.type
- caliph
- Royalty.name
- al-Musta'in bi-llahالمستعين بالله
- Royalty.title
- Khalifah Amir al-Mu'minin
- Royalty.image
- 280px
- Royalty.caption
- Gold dinar of al-Musta'in
- Royalty.succession
- 12th Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
- Royalty.reign
- 8 June 862 — 17 October 866
- Royalty.predecessor1
- al-Muntasir
- Royalty.successor1
- al-Mu'tazz
- Royalty.issue
- al-Abbas
- Royalty.house
- Abbasid
- Royalty.house type
- Dynasty
- Royalty.full name
- Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Mustaʿīn bi-ʾllāh
- Royalty.father
- Muhammad ibn al-Mu'tasim
- Royalty.mother
- Makhariq
- Royalty.birth_date
- c. 836
- Royalty.birth_place
- Samarra, Abbasid Caliphate
- Royalty.death_date
- 17 October 866 (aged 29–30)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ahmad
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Abbasid Caliphate
- Place of birth
- Samarra
- Place of death
- Baghdad
- Father
- Al-Mu'tasim
- Sibling
- Al-Mutawakkil
- Occupation
- caliph
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Religion
- Islam
- Family
- Abbasids
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- date of birth
- 0836-01-01
- date of death
- 0866-10-17
- name in native language
- أبو العباس أحمد المستعين بالله
- honorific prefix
- Amir al-Mu'minin
- ethnic group
- Arabs
- cause of death
- decapitation
- time period
- Anarchy at Samarra
- manner of death
- capital punishment
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Birth and background
- Reign
- Military defeats and internal unrest
- Flight to Baghdad and Civil War
- Abdication
- Death
- See also
- References
- Sources
Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Mustaʿīn bi-ʾllāh (; 836 – 17 October 866), better known by his regnal title al-Mustaʿīn, was the Abbasid caliph from 862 to 866, during the "Anarchy at Samarra". A grandson of Caliph al-Mu'tasim, he was installed on the throne by the Turkic military commanders following the death of al-Muntasir.
His reign was characterized by the increasing dominance of Turkic military elites over the caliphal administration. Domestically, his rule saw several Alid revolts and significant unrest in Baghdad. Internationally, the Caliphate suffered a major military disaster against the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Lalakaon in 863, which sparked anti-Turkic riots in the capital.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Al-Musta'in” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.