al-Musta'li bi'llah Ahmad ibn al-Mustansir

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At a glance

Era: Abbasid Fragmentation
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Life in time

The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks Contemporaries: Abd al-Malik Ibn Attash · Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · Abdallah ibn Hamuwayh al-Juwayni · Abu al-Hasan al-Ibadi · Abu al-Mahasin al-Ruyani

Overview

Al-Musta'li billah Ahmad ibn al-Mustansir, the ninth of the rulers of the Ubaydid state in al-Suyuti's phrasing, that is the Fatimid state. ²

Accession

He rose after his father when he died in 487 AH. ²

His death

He died in 495 AH, and after him his son al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah Mansur was set up, who was a child of five. ³

Sources

Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 655
Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p.655
Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p.658

Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali

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