al-Musta'in
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Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad (Arabic: أبو العباس أحمد بن محمد بن محمد; 836 – 17 October 866), better known by his regnal title al-Mustaʿīn (836 – 17 October 866) was the Abbasid caliph from 862 to 866, during the "Anarchy at Samarra". After the death of previous Caliph, al-Muntasir (who had not appointed any successors), the Turkic military leaders held a council to select his successor. They were not willing to have al-Mu'tazz or his brothers; so they elected Ahmad ibn Muhammad (أحمد بن محمد), a nephew of al-Mutawakkil, who took the regnal name al-Mustaʿīn bi-ʾllāh (المستعين بالله "he who looks for help to God").
al-Musta'in bi-llah المستعين بالله | |||||
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Caliph Commander of the Faithful | |||||
12th Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate | |||||
Reign | 8 June 862 — 17 October 866 | ||||
Predecessor | al-Muntasir | ||||
Successor | al-Mu'tazz | ||||
Born | c. 836 Samarra, Abbasid Caliphate | ||||
Died | 17 October 866 (aged 29–30) Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate | ||||
Issue | al-Abbas[1] | ||||
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Dynasty | Abbasid | ||||
Father | Muhammad ibn al-Mu'tasim | ||||
Mother | Makhariq | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Arab and other troops based in Baghdad, displeased at the choice, attacked the assembly, broke open the prison, and plundered the armory. They were attacked by the Turkic and Berber soldiers, and after some fighting in which many died, succumbed. Baghdad had yet to learn that the Caliphate no longer depended on the opinions of the Arabians, but had passed into other hands.