Al-Mustamsik

Al-Mustamsik (Arabic: المستمسك بالله) was the sixteenth Caliph of Cairo under the tutelage of the Mamluk Sultanate. He served as caliph twice, his first term from 1497 to 1508 and his second term from 1516 to 1517, when he abdicated the position to his son, Al-Mutawakkil III.

Al-Mustamsik
المستمسك بالله
16th Caliph of Cairo
(first period)
Reign27 September 1497–1508
PredecessorAl-Mutawakkil II
SuccessorAl-Mutawakkil III
(second period)
Reign1516–1517
PredecessorAl-Mutawakkil III
SuccessorAl-Mutawakkil III
Bornunknown date
Cairo, Mamluk Sultanate now Egypt
Died1521
Ottoman Empire
IssueAl-Mutawakkil III
FatherAl-Mutawakkil II
ReligionIslam


References

  • "Biography of Al-Mustamsik" (in Arabic). Islampedia.com. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11.

Bibliography

Al-Mustamsik
Born: ? Died: 1521
Sunni Islam titles
Preceded by
Al-Mutawakkil II
Caliph of Cairo
1497–1508
Succeeded by
Al-Mutawakkil III
Preceded by
Al-Mutawakkil III
Caliph of Cairo
1516–1517
Succeeded by
Al-Mutawakkil III


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