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Al-Musta'sim

37th and last Abbasid Caliph (r. 1242–1258)
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Al-Musta'sim
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Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
1213, 1212, 1212[7]
Date of death
February 20, 1258, 1258[8]
Place of birth
Baghdad
Place of death
Baghdad
Country of citizenship
Abbasid Caliphate[13]
Ethnic group
Arabs[14]
Occupation
politician, caliph
Position held
Abbasid caliph[15]
Religion or worldview
Islam[16]
Father
Al-Mustansir[10]
Mother
Hajir[11]
Spouse
Bab Bachir[12]
Cause of death
animal attack, trampling[19][20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Arabic[27]
Described by source
al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)[26]
Family
Abbasids[18]
Given name
Abdullah[23]
Manner of death
capital punishment[25]
Name in native language
المستعصم بالله, عبد الله المستعصم بالله[28][29]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikiproject:Islamic Courts & Canons[30]
Participated in conflict
Seventh Crusade, Siege of Baghdad[21][22]
Place of burial
Al-Musta'sim Billah Mosque[9]
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Relative
Al-Mustansir II of Cairo[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Al-Musta'sim ar المستعصم بالله الأول ar عبد الله المستعصم بالله ar أبو أحمد عبد الله المستعصم بالله ar عبدالله المستعصم بالله ar مستعصم ar المستعصم العباسى ar المستعصم de Al-Musta'sim de Al-Mustasim de Al-Musta'sim bi-'llah el Αλ-Μουστασίμ es Al-Musta'sim es Al-Mustá'sim fa مستعصم عباسی fa ابواحمد عبد الله المستعصم بالله fa ابواحمد عبدالله مستعصم fa المستعصم بالله fa مستعصم fr Al-Musṭa'Sim
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000123378020
VIAF cluster ID
173136478
Library of Congress authority ID
n2011046747, no2006103855
GND ID
1020822317
Biblissima authority ID
compulsory license
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02049911
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/al-Mustasim
FAST ID
1993086
Freebase ID
/m/0456vj
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11b7lt29bp
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
al-mustasim-bi-llah
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0045133
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Münzkabinett ID
person/8899
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987008397789605171
Numista ruling authority ID
9771
Rodovid ID
641560
TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID
mustasim-billah
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfX7JdM3hcjgXC4JTppT3

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
politician, caliph
Participated in conflict 2
Seventh Crusade, Siege of Baghdad
Cause of death 1
animal attack
Country of citizenship 1
Abbasid Caliphate
Family 1
Abbasids
Father 1
Al-Mustansir
Given name 1
Abdullah
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Arabic
Manner of death 1
capital punishment
Parent of 1
Al-Mustansir
Place of birth 1
Baghdad
Place of death 1
Baghdad
Relative 1
Al-Mustansir II of Cairo
Religion or worldview 1
Islam
Sex or gender 1
male
← Relative 1
Al-Mustansir II of Cairo
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Summary

Al-Musta'sim was born in 1213[1] in Baghdad[2]. He died on February 20, 1258[3], in Baghdad[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and caliph[6].

FAQs

Where was Al-Musta'sim born?

Al-Musta'sim was born in Baghdad[2].

Where did Al-Musta'sim die?

Al-Musta'sim died in Baghdad[4].

Who were Al-Musta'sim's parents?

Al-Musta'sim's father was Al-Mustansir[10]. Al-Musta'sim's mother was Hajir[11].

Who was Al-Musta'sim married to?

Al-Musta'sim's spouses include Bab Bachir[12].

What did Al-Musta'sim do for work?

Al-Musta'sim worked as a politician[5] and caliph[6].

Related Entities

Abbasid Caliphate Al-Mustansir Al-Mustansir II of Cairo

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  3. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [7] ↑ . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · ForzaGreen · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'المستعصم بالله'}, {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'عبد الله المستعصم بالله'}
    Date of birth → +1213-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1212-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1212-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Name in native language: عبد الله المستعصم بالله, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269158|batch #269158]]"
  2. 15w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Arabic
    Local thumb → —
    Instance of → —
    Place of birth → Baghdad
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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