Al-Musta'sim (Cairo)

Al-Musta'sim
45th Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
Abbasid Caliph in Cairo
Reign 1377,1386–1389
Predecessor Al-Mutawakkil I (1377)
Al-Wathiq II (1386)
Successor Al-Mutawakkil I (1377)
Al-Mutawakkil I (1389)
Died 1389
Father Al-Wathiq I
Religion Islam

Al-Musta'sim (Arabic: المستعصم بالله), also known as al-Mu'tasim (Arabic: المعتصم باالله), served twice (first in 1377, then again in 1386–1389) as Abbasid caliph of Cairo under the tutelage of the Mamluk sultans.

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Al-Musta'sim (Cairo)
Born: ? Died: 1389
Sunni Islam titles
Preceded by
Al-Mutawakkil I
Caliph of Islam
1377
Succeeded by
Al-Mutawakkil I
Preceded by
Al-Wathiq II
Caliph of Islam
1386–1389
Succeeded by
Al-Mutawakkil I


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