Al-Qa'im (Abbasid)

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Al-Qa'im bi-amri 'llah ( Arabic القائم بأمر الله, DMG al-Qāʾim bi-amri 'llāh ; * 1001 ; † 2. April 1075 ) was the twenty-sixth caliph of the Abbasid (1031-1075).

Life

Al-Qa'im ibn al-Qadir, like his father al-Qādir (991-1031), endeavored to further expand the reputation and religious leadership role of the Abbasid caliphs in the Islamic world. So the doctrine was advocated that military power can only be legitimized by the caliphs (see also under: Kaliphat - The theory of the caliphate).

The increased influence of the caliph in Baghdad and Iraq was helped by the fact that the power of the Buyids continued to weaken due to internal disputes, so that al-Qa'im was already striving to eliminate the Buyid protectorate. As early as 1040, a first embassy was presented to the Seljuks under Tughrul Beg .

These contacts became more important when Baghdad was shaken by serious unrest between Sunnis and Shiites from the middle of the 11th century . In addition, al-Qa'im fell out with the general of the Turkish Guards al-Basasiri . This then concluded an alliance with the Fatimids in Egypt.

Although the Seljuks occupied Baghdad in 1055 and ended the Buyid patronage, the situation was by no means stable. After unrest broke out in Iran , al-Basasiri succeeded in occupying Baghdad with Fatimid support in 1059. Al-Qa'im was captured and interned outside of Baghdad. The Abbasid official insignia was sent to the Fatimids in Cairo .

The Seljuks conquered Baghdad again in 1060 and re-enthroned al-Qa'im as caliph, but now the Abbasids were under the patronage of the Seljuks. Al-Qa'im had to legitimize Togril Beg's rule by officially appointing him sultan and giving him secular rule. He also had to marry off a daughter to Togril Beg. As under the Buyids, the successors of al-Qa'im were politically powerless. The next caliph in Baghdad was al-Muqtadi (1075-1094).

predecessor	Office	successor
al-Qādir	Abbasid Caliph 1031-1075	al-Muqtadi