Abbasid Caliphate in Baghdad (1180s)

Timeline

1. 1181–1185Baghdad · IraqCaliph al-Nasir (r. 1180–1225) worked in the early 1180s to consolidate Baghdad court authority, purge court factions, and strengthen the caliph's sacred legitimacy through religious ceremonies and networks of religious scholars.
2. 1185–1190Baghdad · IraqThe Baghdad caliph maneuvered between the Seljuk Sultanate of Iraq and the expanding Ayyubid power, sometimes allying, sometimes checking, using religious appeal to mediate factional conflicts and maintain Baghdad's symbolic status as the Islamic religious center.