az-Zāhir (Abbasids)
Abū Nasr Muhammad ibn an-Nāsir ( Arabic أبو نصر محمد بن الناصر, DMG Abū Naṣr Muḥammad b. an-Nāṣir ; * 1175 ; † July 10, 1226 in Baghdad ) with the throne name az-Zāhir bi-amr Allāh ( Arabic الظاهر بأمر الله, DMG aẓ-Ẓāhir bi-amr Allāh 'the one stepping forward with the command of God') was the thirty-fifth caliph of the Abbasids (1225–1226).
Abū Nasr az-Zāhir was determined as heir to the throne as early as 1189 by his father an-Nāsir (1180-1225). However, he was ousted from this position in 1205 by his brother Abu l-Hasan. Only with his early death (1216) could az-Zāhir take over the rule after the death of an-Nāsir in 1225.
Az-Zāhir tried to soften his father's strict rule by lowering some taxes and abolishing the spying system. At the same time, he strove to reform the administration and to build a strong army in order to cope with the threat from the last Khorezm Shah Jalal ad-Din , among other things . However, az-Zāhir died nine months after his accession to the throne on July 10, 1226. His son al-Mustansir (1226-1242) became the new caliph .
literature
- Anne-Marie Eddé: "al-Ẓāhir bi-amr Allāh" in The Encyclopaedia of Islam . New Edition. Volume XI, pp. 390b-391a.
predecessor | Office | successor |
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an-Nāsir li-Dīn Allah | Abbasid Caliph 1225–1226 |
al-Mustansir |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Zāhir bi-amr Allāh, az- |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zāhir, Abū Nasr az- |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | 35. Abbasid Caliph (1225–1226) |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1175 |
DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 1226 |
Place of death | Baghdad , Abbasid Caliphate |