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'''Abu Ahmad Abdallah ibn al-Mustansir bi'llah (), better known by his regnal title Al-Mustaʿṣim bi-llāh''' (; 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.

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Key facts

Royalty.name
al-Musta'sim Billah
Royalty.image
Dinar Abbasside - al-Musta'sim bi-llah - 641 AH (cropped).jpg
Royalty.image_size
300px
Royalty.caption
Dinar minted under al-Musta'sim's rule
Royalty.title
KhalīfahAmir al-Mu'minin
Royalty.succession
Caliph of the Abbasid dynasty
Royalty.reign
5 December 1242 – 20 February 1258 (15 years 2 months 15 days)
Royalty.predecessor
al-Mustansir
Royalty.successor
Position abolished al-Mustansir bi'llah (caliph of Cairo)
Royalty.birth_date
1213
Royalty.birth_place
Baghdad
Royalty.death_date
20 February 1258 (aged 45)
Royalty.death_place
Baghdad
Royalty.burial_place
Al-Musta'sim Billah Mosque, Adhamiyah, Baghdad, Iraq
Royalty.full name
Abu Ahmad Abdallah ibn al-Mustansir al-Musta'sim Billah
Royalty.dynasty
Abbasid
Royalty.father
al-Mustansir
Royalty.mother
Hajir

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Biography
  • Siege of Baghdad
  • Siege
  • Destruction and massacre
  • Aftermath
  • Legacy
  • See also
  • References
  • Sources

'''Abu Ahmad Abdallah ibn al-Mustansir bi'llah (), better known by his regnal title Al-Mustaʿṣim bi-llāh (; 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.

==Biography== Abu Ahmad Abdallah (future caliph Al-Musta'sim''') was a son of the Abbasid caliph al-Mustansir, and his mother was Hajir. He was born in 1213. After the death of his father, al-Musta'sim succeeded to the throne in late 1242.

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