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.
this entity surface form:
Al-Musta'sim
this entity surface form:
Abu Ahmad Abdullah al-Musta'sim Billah
this entity surface form:
al-Musta'sim Billah