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Deposition of al-Musta'in and bay'a to al-Mu'tazz

خلع المستعين وبيعة المعتز

252 AH

In 252 AH al-Musta'in was deposed and al-Mu'tazz was pledged in Muharram; the pledge was taken for him in Baghdad 1. Al-Tabari records the killing of Shurayh al-Habashi 2 and al-Mu'tazz's letter striking the names of Bugha and Wasif from the registers 2. According to al-Suyuti, he was pledged at al-Musta'in's deposition in 252 AH, when he was nineteen years old, and no one younger than him had held the caliphate before him 3.

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In Muharram 252 AH al-Musta'in was deposed and al-Mu'tazz was given the oath, and the oath was taken for him in Baghdad. 1

What al-Tabari reports

al-Tabari mentions the killing of Shurayh al-Habashi. 2 He also mentions al-Mu'tazz's letter ordering the names of Bugha and Wasif struck from the registers. 2

What al-Suyuti reports

According to al-Suyuti, al-Mu'tazz was given the oath when al-Musta'in was deposed, when he was nineteen years old, and no one younger than him had held the caliphate before him. 4

Sources

  1. Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.9 p.348
  2. Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.9 p.354
  3. Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 557
  4. Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p.557
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islam.museum contributors. “Deposition of al-Musta'in and bay'a to al-Mu'tazz”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/bayat-al-mutazz/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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