Al-Mustadi

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1. 1170–1180Baghdad · IraqHe became caliph in 1170 after his brother Ahmad (al-Mustanjid), ruling the Baghdad court. From 1171 to 1180 he handled religious affairs and court ceremonies under the nominal suzerainty of Seljuk Sultan Tughril III, powerless to intervene in major events such as the rise of Saladin in Syria and Egypt. He died in 1180 and was buried in Baghdad.
2. 1142–1170Baghdad · IraqBorn in the Abbasid court in Baghdad, he grew up and received religious and scholarly education under the reign of the previous caliph al-Mustanjid, preparing for his eventual succession.