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Abū ʾl-Qāsim al-Faḍl ibn al-Muqtadir (913/14 – September/October 974), better known by his regnal name of al-Muṭīʿ li-ʾllāh (), was the Abbasid caliph in Baghdad from 946 to 974, ruling under the tutelage of the Buyid emirs.

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Royalty.name
al-Muṭīʿ li-ʾllāh
Royalty.image
MansurISamanidCoinHistoryofIran.jpg
Royalty.image_size
280px
Royalty.alt
Obverse and reverse of a copper coin with Arabic lettering
Royalty.caption
Copper fals of the Samanid ruler Mansur I ibn Nuh, citing al-Muti' as overlord, Bukhara, 964/65 CE
Royalty.title
Caliph Commander of the Faithful
Royalty.succession
Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
Royalty.reign
28 January 946 – 5 August 974
Royalty.predecessor
al-Mustakfi
Royalty.successor
al-Ta'i
Royalty.birth_date
913/14
Royalty.birth_place
Baghdad
Royalty.death_date
12 October 974 (aged 60)
Royalty.death_place
Dayr al-Aqul
Royalty.burial_place
al-Rusafa, Baghdad
Royalty.issue
al-Ta'i
Royalty.spouse
Utb
Royalty.spouse type
Consort

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date of birth
0914-01-01
date of death
0974-10-12
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  • Biography
  • Early life
  • Caliphate
  • Rise to the throne
  • Role and relations with the Buyids
  • Facing the Shi'a and Byzantine challenges
  • Abdication and death
  • Notes
  • References
  • Sources

Abū ʾl-Qāsim al-Faḍl ibn al-Muqtadir (913/14 – September/October 974), better known by his regnal name of al-Muṭīʿ li-ʾllāh (), was the Abbasid caliph in Baghdad from 946 to 974, ruling under the tutelage of the Buyid emirs.

Al-Muti's reign represented the nadir of the Abbasid caliphate's power and authority. In previous decades, the secular authority of the caliphs had shrunk to Iraq, and even there had been curtailed by powerful warlords; with the Buyid conquest of Baghdad, it was now abolished entirely. Al-Muti' was raised to the throne by the Buyids and was effectively reduced to a rubber-stamp figurehead, albeit with some vestiges of authority over judicial and religious appointments in Iraq. The very fact of his subordination and powerlessness helped restore some stability to the caliphal institution: in stark contrast to his short-lived and violently deposed predecessors, al-Muti' enjoyed a long and relatively unchallenged tenure, and was able to hand over the throne to his son al-Ta'i'.

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