al-Musta'sim

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Al-Musta'sim was the last Abbasid caliph in Baghdad, whose defeat and death during the Mongol sack of the city in 1258 marked the end of the classical Abbasid Caliphate.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form As subject As object
Abu Ahmad Abdullah al-Musta'sim Billah 0 1
Al-Musta'sim 0 1
al-Musta'sim Billah 0 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Abbasid caliph
Caliph
Muslim ruler
associatedWith Abbasid Caliphate
surface form: Abbasid Caliphate in Baghdad

Islamic Golden Age
surface form: Islamic Golden Age (late phase)
associatedWithEvent Sack of Baghdad (1258)
surface form: Fall of Baghdad (1258)
birthPlace Baghdad
burialPlace Baghdad (traditional attribution)
capitalOfRealm Baghdad
contemporaryOf Hülegü Khan
surface form: Hulagu Khan
countryOfRule Abbasid Caliphate
deathCause Execution by the Mongols
deathDate 1258
deathPlace Baghdad
dynasty Abbasid Caliphate
surface form: Abbasid dynasty
endOfReignReason Sack of Baghdad (1258)
surface form: Conquest of Baghdad by the Mongols
era Late Abbasid period
father al-Mustansir
fullName al-Musta'sim self-linksurface differs
surface form: Abu Ahmad Abdullah al-Musta'sim Billah
governedCity Baghdad
historicalSignificance His death marked the end of the classical Abbasid Caliphate in Baghdad
Last Abbasid caliph to rule in Baghdad
house House of Abbas
killedBy Mongol Empire
Mongol conquests
surface form: forces of Hulagu Khan
language Arabic
legacy Symbol of the end of Abbasid political power in Iraq
notableEvent Mongol sack of Baghdad (1258)
Sack of Baghdad (1258)
surface form: Mongol siege of Baghdad (1258)
notableFor Failure to effectively organize defense of Baghdad
Weak leadership during the Mongol advance
positionHeld Abbasid caliph in Baghdad
Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
predecessor al-Mustansir
regionRuled Iraq
parts of the central Islamic lands
regnalName al-Musta'sim self-linksurface differs
surface form: al-Musta'sim Billah
reignEnd 1258
reignStart 1242
religion Islam
Sunni Islam
successor Abbasid caliphs in Cairo
al-Mustansir
surface form: al-Mustansir II
successorState Mongol Ilkhanate
surface form: Mongol Ilkhanate in Iraq
title Caliph
Caliph
surface form: Commander of the Faithful

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sack of Baghdad (1258) commander al-Musta'sim
this entity surface form: Al-Musta'sim
al-Musta'sim fullName al-Musta'sim self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Abu Ahmad Abdullah al-Musta'sim Billah
Abbasid Caliphate lastRuler al-Musta'sim
al-Musta'sim regnalName al-Musta'sim self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: al-Musta'sim Billah