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Al-Muqtafi

Type Figure Region Iraq Time 1096–1160 Also known as Abbasid Caliph al-Muqtafi

Al-Muqtafi (1096–1160) was the thirty-first Abbasid caliph, acceding in Baghdad in 1136 and ruling until his death in 1160.

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  1. 1096–1136Baghdad · BaghdadBorn in Baghdad, son of Caliph al-Mustazhir. He succeeded in 1136 amid political turmoil in Iraq, becoming the nominal supreme religious leader of the Islamic world.
  2. 1136–1160Baghdad · BaghdadDuring his twenty-four-year reign, Baghdad was caught between the Seljuk sultans and local emir factions. From the 1150s to 1160 he maintained court ceremony and religious authority, while witnessing the further fragmentation of local power in Iraq.

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