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Religion. Sunni Islam. Abu Ahmad Abdallah ibn al-Mustansir bi'llah ( Arabic: أبو أحمد عبد الله بن المستنصر بالله) better known by his regnal title Al-Mustaʿṣim bi-llāh (Arabic: المستعصم بالله ; 1213 – 20 February 1258) was the 37th and last caliph from the Abbasid dynasty ruling from Baghdad.
al-Mustaʿṣim (born 1212—died 1258) was the last ʿAbbāsid caliph in Baghdad (reigned 1242–58). Ineffectual himself and surrounded by advisers with conflicting opinions, al-Mustaʿṣim presented no strong defense against the Mongol conqueror Hülegü , grandson of Genghis Khan .
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Abū Yahya Zakariya al-Musta'sim bi'llah ( Arabic: أبو يحيى زكريا المستعصم بالله; died 1389) was the eighth Abbasid caliph of Cairo under the tutelage of the Mamluk Sultanate. He served twice: first in 1377, then again in 1386–1389. Al-Musta'sim was the son of al-Wathiq I (the fourth Caliph of Cairo).
The siege of Baghdad took place in early 1258 at Baghdad, the historic capital of the Abbasid Caliphate. After a series of provocations from the city's ruler, Caliph al-Musta'sim, a large army under the Mongol prince Hulegu attacked the city. Within a few weeks, the city fell and was sacked by the Mongol army—al-Musta'sim was killed alongside ...
- 29 January-10 February 1258(13 days)
- Mongol victory
Feb 20, 2009 · 1258: Al-Musta’sim, the last Abbasid Caliph. For centuries after the prophet Muhammad trod the earth, the caliph had stood as a unifying principle in the Islamic world, conferring moral authority on the sultans and amirs who in turn gave the caliph temporal security.
Feb 2, 2008 · The Mongols advanced on Baghdad and demanded the city’s surrender. Confusion reigned in the Caliph al-Musta’sim’s capital and it was said that his wazir, or principal minister, was a Shi’a who betrayed his Sunni master and had treacherously reduced the size and strength of Baghdad’s garrison.
Feb 15, 2019 · Al-Musta’sim, for reasons which are still debated, refused Hulagu’s offer. Some historians theorize that he believed that the rest of the Islamic world would come to his aid if Baghdad was attacked.
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