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Al-Mustansir I

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Al-Mustansir Bi'llah (full name:Abû Ja`far al-Mustansir bi-llah al-Mansûr ben az-Zâhir[1] Surname Al-Mustansir)[2] was born in Baghdad on 1192. On his father's death in [[1226) he has succeeded his father Az-Zâhir as the thirty-sixth Abbasid caliph. Al-Mustansir died on December 2, 1242 [3]. His son Al-Musta'sim succeeded him as the caliph.

Mustansiriya Madrasah, was established in 1227 (or 1232/34 A.D. by some accounts) by the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mustansir and was one of the oldest universities in the world. Its building, located on the left bank of the Tigris River, survived the Mongol invasion and has been restored.


References

  1. ^ Arabic : abū jaʿfar al-mustanṣir bi-llāh al-manṣūr ben aẓ-ẓāhir,
    أبو جعفر المسنتصر بالله المنصور بن محمد الظاهر
  2. ^ Arabic : Al-Mustanṣir, [ar] Error: {{Lang}}: invalid parameter: |3= (help)
  3. ^ 6 Jumada ath-thani 640 A.H.

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Al-Mustansir I
Cadet branch of the Banu Hashim
Born: 1213 Died: 1258
Sunni Islam titles
Preceded by Caliph of Islam
1226–1242
Succeeded by

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