At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Zakariya ibn Ibrahim ibn al-Mustamsik ibn al-Hakim, titled al-Mustasim billah, an Abbasid caliph in Cairo who held the office twice and ended deposed. 1
His two caliphates
Al-Suyuti says that the atabeg Aynbak al-Badri set him up as caliph in 779 AH, without an allegiance or consensus, so his first caliphate lasted fifteen days until al-Mutawakkil returned. 1 Then Barquq gave him the allegiance after the death of his brother al-Wathiq Umar, and it continued until 791 AH. In that year Barquq regretted it, restored al-Mutawakkil and deposed Zakariya. 1
His last years
He remained in his house until he died in deposition. 1
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 759-761
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “al-Musta'sim bi'llah Zakariya ibn Ibrahim”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-mustasim-zakariya-cairo/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.