Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- Caliph
Place in the story
- RulertowardAbbasid Caliphate of Cairo · 1508 CE · 914 AH† – 1517 CE · 923 AH†Historical
- RulertowardAbbasid Caliphate of Cairo · 1517 CE · 923 AH† – 1517 CE · 923 AH†Historical
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
al-Mutawakkil III — al-Mutawakkil III, the caliph of the Abbasid of Cairo caliphate, ruling 1508–1517 CE. 1 1.
Sources
Connections
- Ruled over
- Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo
- Successor of
- al-Mustamsik
- His reign saw
- Battle of Gaza (1516)· Battle of Ridaniyya and the fall of the Mamluk state· Capture of Cairo· The Battle of Marj Dabiq and Selim's Entry into Egypt
People and things also explored
al-Mustamsik· Selim I· al-Mutawakkil ala Allah II, Abd al-Aziz ibn Ya'qub· Battle of Gaza (1516)· Battle of Ridaniyya and the fall of the Mamluk state· Capture of Cairo· The Battle of Marj Dabiq and Selim's Entry into Egypt· Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Mutawakkil III”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-mutawakkil-iii-cairo/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.
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