| Al-Muqtafi المقتفي لأمر الله | |||||
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| Reign | 17 September 1136 – 12 March 1160 | ||||
| Predecessor | Al-Rashid | ||||
| Successor | Al-Mustanjid | ||||
| Born | 9 April 1096 Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate | ||||
| Died | 12 March 1160 (aged 64) Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate | ||||
| Burial | Baghdad | ||||
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| Issue | Al-Mustanjid Abu Ali Zubaydah Kerman Khatun | ||||
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| Dynasty | Abbasid | ||||
| Father | Al-Mustazhir | ||||
| Mother | Ashin | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Mustazhir (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد بن أحمد المستظهر; 9 April 1096 – 12 March 1160), better known by his regnal name al-Muqtafi li-Amr Allah (المقتفي لأمر الله),[1] was the Abbasid caliph in Baghdad from 1136 to 1160, succeeding his nephew al-Rashid, who had been forced to abdicate by the Seljuks. The continued disunion and contests between Seljuk Turks afforded al-Muqtafi opportunity of not only maintaining his authority in Baghdad, but also extending it throughout Iraq.