At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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Overview
Al-Ta'i' billah Abu Bakr Abd al-Karim ibn al-Muti', an Abbasid caliph from 363 to 381 AH. 2
The allegiance
He was given the allegiance when his father was stricken with paralysis and his tongue became heavy, on the advice of Subuktakin, the chamberlain of Izz al-Dawla. The matter was settled for him on Wednesday, the thirteenth of Dhu al-Qa'da 363 AH. 2
Ibn al-Athir says that al-Muti' deposed himself, handed the affair to his son, and had the deposition witnessed on that day. He says the length of his caliphate was twenty-nine years and five months. 3
In his time
Al-Dhahabi, as al-Suyuti quotes him, said that al-Muti' and his son were weak under the Buyids. 2 Al-Suyuti says that the caliphate was never weaker in anyone's time than in his, and that no ruler's power was ever stronger than that of Adud al-Dawla. 4
The sources differ on the name of his mother and on whether he was the son of al-Muti' or of al-Mustakfi. This needs an additional source.
Connections
People and things also explored
al-Qadir bi-llah Ahmad ibn Ishaq ibn al-Muqtadir· Ibn al-Wathhab's claim in Gilan to be al-Ta'i'· Abdallah ibn Ja'far, known as Ibn al-Wathhab· Adud al-Dawla Fanakhusraw ibn Rukn al-Dawla· al-Muti li-llah al-Fadl ibn al-Muqtadir· بهاء الدولة أبو نصر بن عضد الدولة· سبكتكين حاجب عز الدولة· Al-Ta'i' Delegates Authority to Adud al-Dawla
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 624
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p.624
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p.468-469
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p.626-630
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Ta'i' li-Llah Abd al-Karim ibn al-Muti'”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-tai-billah/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-25.