Al-Mustanjid (Cairo)

Al-Mustanjid
المستنجد بالله
51st Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
Abbasid Caliph in Cairo
Reign 1455– 7 April 1479 (aged 90)
Predecessor al-Qa'im
Successor Al-Mutawakkil II
Died 7 April 1479
Father Al-Mutawakkil I
Religion Islam

Al-Mustanjid (Arabic: المستنجد بالله) was an Abbasid caliph of Cairo, Egypt, for the Mamluk sultans between 1455 and 1479.

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Al-Mustanjid
Cadet branch of the Banu Quraysh
Born: ? Died: 1479
Sunni Islam titles
Preceded by
Al-Qa'im
Caliph of Cairo
1455–1479
Succeeded by
Al-Mutawakkil II


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