Al-Musta'sim

al-Musta'sim Billah
المستعصم بالله
Khalīfah
Amir al-Mu'minin
Dinar minted under al-Musta'sim's rule
Caliph of the Abbasid dynasty
Reign5 December 1242 – 20 February 1258 (15 years 2 months 15 days)
Predecessoral-Mustansir
SuccessorPosition abolished
al-Mustansir bi'llah (caliph of Cairo)
Born1213
Baghdad
Died20 February 1258 (aged 45)
Baghdad
Burial
Consort
IssueAbu'l-Abbas Ahmad[2]
Abu'l-Fadaʿil Abd al-Rahman[2]
Abu'l-Manaqib al-Mubarak[2]
Fatimah
Khadijah[2]
Maryam[2]
A'ishah[2]
Karimah[2]
Names
Abu Ahmad Abdallah ibn al-Mustansir al-Musta'sim Billah
DynastyAbbasid
Fatheral-Mustansir
MotherHajir[3]
ReligionSunni Islam

Abu Ahmad Abdallah ibn al-Mustansir bi'llah (Arabic: أبو أحمد عبد الله بن المستنصر بالله), better known by his regnal title Al-Mustaʿṣim bi-llāh (Arabic: المستعصم بالله;‎ 1213 – 20 February 1258), was the 37th and last caliph from the Abbasid dynasty ruling from Baghdad. He held the title from 1242 until his death in 1258.

  1. ^ al-Hawadith al-Jami'a . Ibn al-Fuwaṭi
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Hassan, M. (2018). Longing for the Lost Caliphate: A Transregional History. Princeton University Press. pp. 43, 81. ISBN 978-0-691-18337-4.
  3. ^ al-Hawadith al-Jami'a . Ibn al-Fuwaṭi