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Al-Mustazhir

Type Figure Region Iraq Time 1078–1118 Also known as Abbasid al-Mustansir

Al-Mustazhir (1078–1118) was the twenty-eighth Abbasid caliph, reigning from 1094 to 1118 from Baghdad. His rule spanned the First Crusade;…

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  1. 1078–1094Baghdad · MesopotamiaAl-Mustansir was born in Baghdad into the Abbasid royal family, a son of al-Muqtadi. He succeeded in 1094 after his father's death, becoming Abbasid caliph.
  2. 1094–1118Baghdad · MesopotamiaOver twenty-four years of reign, Al-Mustansir nominally presided over the Sunni Islamic world. The First Crusade broke out in 1096, and Seljuk sultan Nizam al-Mulk and others effectively led resistance to the crusaders. The caliph's authority waned steadily, and religious and political power became further separated.

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