Al-Mustazhir

Al-Mustazhir
المستظهر
Khalīfah
Amir al-Mu'minin
28th Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad
Reign3 February 1094 – 6 August 1118
PredecessorAl-Muqtadi
SuccessorAl-Mustarshid
BornApril/May 1078
Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
Died6 August 1118
(aged 40)
Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
Burial
Baghdad
Consort
Issue
DynastyAbbasid
FatherAl-Muqtadi
MotherTayf al-Khayal
ReligionSunni Islam

Abu'l-Abbas Ahmad ibn Abdallah al-Muqtadi (Arabic: أبو العباس أحمد بن عبد الله المقتدي) usually known simply by his regnal name Al-Mustazhir billah (Arabic: المستظهر بالله) (b. April/May 1078 – 6 August 1118 d.) was the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad from 1094 to 1118. He succeeded his father al-Muqtadi as the Caliph. The main and important events during his reign are; appearance of the First Crusade in Western Syria, Muslim protest in Baghdad against crusaders, his efforts to help Mawdud to organize several expeditions to reconquer lands from the Crusaders.


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