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al-Mustansir (Abbasid)

Type Figure Region Iraq Time 1192–1242 Also known as Al-Mustansir、Abu al-Abbas Ahmad、al-Mustansir bi-llah、穆斯坦绥尔·比拉

Thirty-seventh Abbasid caliph, born in Baghdad in 1192, reigning 1226–1242; upheld religious authority while real power was dispersed among Ayyubid, …

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  1. 1192–1226Baghdad · IraqBorn in the Abbasid court in Baghdad, trained in religious and administrative matters under the previous caliph, he was heir apparent before 1226, awaiting succession to the caliphate.
  2. 1231–1240Baghdad · IraqExercised religious authority centered on Baghdad in the 1230s, granting investiture and legitimacy to Ayyubid sultans of Egypt, Syria and local regimes; the court maintained scholarly and religious institutions, but was highly dependent on regional powers for military and finances.
  3. 1241–1242Baghdad · IraqDied in Baghdad in 1242, succeeded by his son al-Musta'sim; in his final years West Asian politics fragmented further, setting the background for Abbasid central power's inability to respond to the later Mongol conquests.

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