Al-Mustansir II
1190s –November 27, 1261
Ruler, Caliph
- Born in
- Baghdad
- Passed away in
- Fallujah
Abū'l-Qāsim Aḥmad ibn al-Ẓāhir (Arabic: أبو القاسم أحمد بن الظاهر; died 28 November 1261), better known by his regnal name al-Mustanṣir (II) bi-llāh (Arabic: المستنصر بالله, lit. 'He who asks for victory through God') was the first Abbasid caliph at Cairo under the Mamluk Sultanate. Installed by sultan Baybars, he reigned for almost five months before being killed in battle before Mongols in an attempt to retake Baghdad.
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