al-Mustarshid
Abu l-Mansur al-Fadl al-Mustarschid bi-'llah ( Arabic أبو المنصور الفضل المسترشد بالله, DMG Abū l-Manṣūr al-Faḍl al-Mustaršid bi-'llāh ; * 1092 ; † 29. August 1135 ) was the twenty-ninth Caliph of the Abbasid of 1118 until his death.
After the death of Sultan Malik Shah I (1094) , power struggles repeatedly broke out between the leading princes in the Seljuq Empire, and Caliph al-Mustarschid ibn al-Mustazhir tried to create his own domestic power in Baghdad and Iraq . However, this attempt failed when he was defeated by the Seljuks in 1135 and was captured. Al-Mustarschid was killed in an assassination attempt by a Shiite . Seljuk Sultan Sanjar is said to have been the author of the attack . The new caliph in Baghdad was his son ar-Raschid (1135–1136).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| al-Mustazhir bi-'llah | Abbasid Caliph 1118–1135 |
ar-Rashid |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Al-Mustajid |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abu l-Mansur al-Fadl al-Mustarshid bi-'llah; أبو المنصور الفضل المسترشد بالله (Arabic) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | 29. Abbasid Caliph (1118–1135) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1092 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 29, 1135 |
| Place of death | Baghdad |