Al-Mustanjid

al-Mustanjid
المستنجد بالله
Khalīfah
Amir al-Mu'minin
Gold dinar of al-Mustanjid 557 AH
32nd Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad
Reign12 March 1160 – 18 December 1170
Predecessoral-Muqtafi
Successoral-Mustadi
Born1124
Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
Died18 December 1170 (aged 46)
Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
Burial
Baghdad
ConsortZubaydah bint Abu Nasr bin Al-Mustazhir[1]
Ghaddha
Issueal-Mustadi
Names
Abu al-Muzaffar Yusuf ibn Muhammad al-Muqtafi al-Mustanjid bi-llah
DynastyAbbasid
Fatheral-Muqtafi
MotherThawus
ReligionSunni Islam

Abu al-Muẓaffar Yusuf ibn Muhammad al-Muqtafi (Arabic: أبو المظفّر يوسف بن محمد المقتفي; 1124 – 20 December 1170) better known by his regnal name al-Mustanjid bi-llah (Arabic: المستنجد بالله) was the Abbasid caliph in Baghdad from 1160 to 1170. He was the son of previous Caliph al-Muqtafi.

  1. ^ Rudainy, Al; Saud, Reem (June 12, 2015). "The Role of Women in the Būyid and Saljūq Periods of the Abbasid Caliphate (339-447/9501055&447-547/1055-1152): The Case of Iraq". University of Exeter. pp. 87–88, 129. Retrieved April 14, 2024.