Al-Muntasir

al-Muntasir bi-llah المنتصر بالله
Caliph Commander of the Faithful
Dirham of al-Muntasir minted in Samarra in 862
11th Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
Reign	11 December 861 – 7 June 862
Predecessor	al-Mutawakkil
Successor	al-Musta'in
Born	November 837 Samarra, Abbasid Caliphate
Died	7 June 862 (aged 24) Samarra, Abbasid Caliphate
Burial	Samarra, now Saladin Governorate, Iraq
Issue	Ahmad[1] Abd al-Wahab[1] Ubaydullah[1]
Names Abu Ja'far Muhammad al-Muntasir bi-llah
Dynasty	Abbasid
Father	al-Mutawakkil
Mother	Hubshiya
Religion	Sunni Islam

Abu Ja'far Muhammad (Arabic: أبو جعفر محمد; November 837 – 7 June 862), better known by his regnal title al-Muntasir bi-llah (المنتصر بالله, "He who triumphs in God") was the caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate from 861 to 862, during the "Anarchy at Samarra". The power struggle between al-Muntasir and his brother, al-Mu'tazz, backed by different factions, climaxed with the Turkic leaders plotting the murder of his father al-Mutawakkil. Following the assassination in 861, al-Muntasir assumed the caliphate with Turkic support.

His reign, lasting only six months, saw a shift in policies, including a more favorable stance towards the House of ʻAlī and the lifting of the ban on pilgrimage to the tombs of Hassan and Hussayn. Al-Muntasir engaged in military actions against the Byzantines, led by his general Wasif al-Turki, but his sudden death in June 862 resulted in a change of leadership, and al-Musta'in succeeded him as caliph. The military campaign continued briefly, with Wasif achieving success before returning to Samarra due to the change in government.