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al-Muqtafī

ʿAbbāsid caliph
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Born:
April 1096, Iraq
Died:
1160, Iraq (aged 63)

al-Muqtafī (born April 1096, Iraq—died 1160, Iraq) was an ʿAbbāsid caliph during the later years of Seljuq influence in Iraq. Al-Muqtafī became caliph in 1136 and soon embarked upon a policy of strengthening his political authority vis-à-vis the Seljuqs, whose princes at the time were feuding among themselves. Consequently, he was able to annex one district in Iraq after another. In 1156 he recognized the Seljuq prince Sulaymānshāh as sultan, provided that the latter would respect al-Muqtafī’s autonomy in Iraq. Al-Muqtafī even supported him in some military campaigns, but, when Sulaymānshāh was defeated by his rival Muḥammad, al-Muqtafī himself was ...(100 of 124 words)

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