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Abbasid Caliph al-Mustazhir

Type Event Region West Asia Time 1090–1099

In the 1090s the Abbasid Caliphate was in transition around al-Mustazhir's accession;…

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  1. 1094Baghdad · MesopotamiaAfter Caliph al-Muqtadi's death, the young al-Mustazhir acceded under court and Seljuk protection; Abbasid nominal authority continued but depended on external military force.
  2. 1094–1099Baghdad · MesopotamiaIn the early part of al-Mustazhir's reign the Baghdad court coordinated religious authority as a Sunni caliph, but the fragmentation of the Seljuk sultanate weakened central protection, leaving the caliph increasingly passive.

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