At a glance
- Era
- Abbasid Fragmentation
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Identifiers
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Life in time
In space
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Overview
Al-Rashid billah Abu Ja'far Mansur ibn al-Mustarshid, an Abbasid caliph who ruled from 529 to 530 AH. He was born in 502 AH, and his mother was a concubine. 1
The caliphate
His father had him named heir apparent in 513 AH, and he was given the allegiance when his father was killed. Al-Suyuti describes him as eloquent, a man of letters, a poet, brave and generous. 1
His deposition and death
Sultan Mas'ud deposed him in 530 AH in a session of jurists. He went out to Azerbaijan and ravaged Maragha, Hamadhan and Isfahan, and was killed by his Persian bodyguards in 532 AH. Al-Suyuti relates from al-Imad that he had "the beauty of Yusuf and the generosity of Hatim". 1
Al-Suyuti also says that it is said he was born closed up, and the doctors opened an outlet for him with a golden instrument. The report is attributed to a common saying, not to a specific witness. 1
Connections
People and things also explored
al-Muqtafi li-Amr Allah Muhammad ibn al-Mustazhir· السلطان مسعود بن محمد بن ملكشاه· Jameh Mosque of Isfahan· Conquest of Isfahan (21 AH)· death of al-Bahlawan — the Isfahan mazhab wars, the Rayy fitna, Tughril breaks free· The Jalali calendar reform· The killing of Mardawij ibn Ziyad· Mas'ud ibn Mahmud Storms Isfahan
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 669-670
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “al-Rashid bi-llah Mansur ibn al-Mustarshid”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-rashid-billah/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.