THE 'ABBAâSID CALIPHS
132–923/750–1517

The caliphs in Iraz and Baghdad 132–656/749–1258

132/749 'Abdallâh b. Muhammad al-Imâm, Abu 'l-'Abbâs al-Saffâh

136/754 'Abdallâh b. Muhammad al-Imâm, Abû Ja'far al-Mansur

158/775 Muhammad b. al-Nmansûr, Abû, Abdallâh al-Mahdî

169/785 Mûsâ b. al-Mahdî, Abû Muhammad al-Hâdî

170/786 Hârûn b. al-Mahdî, Abû Ja'far al-Rashîd

193/809 Muhammad b. al-Rashîd, Abû Mûsa al-Amîn

189/813 'Abdallâh b. al-Rashîd, Abû Ja'far al-Ma'mûm

201–3/817–19 Ibrâhîm b. al-Mahdî, in Baghdad, d. 224/839

218/833 Muhammad b. al-Rashîd, Abû Ishâq al-Mu'tasim

227/842 Hârûm b. al-Mu'tasim, Abû Ja'far al-Wâthiq

232/847 Ja'far b. al-Mu'tasim, Abu 'l-Fadl al-Mutawakkil

247/861 Muhammad b. al-Mutawakkil, Abû Ja'far al-Muntasir

248/862 Ahmad b. Muhammad, Abu 'l-'Abbâs al-Musta'în

252/866 Muhammad b. al-Mutawakkil, Abû 'Abdallâh al-Mu'tazz

255/869 Muhammad b. al-Wâthiq, Abû Ishâq al-Muhtadî

256/870 Ahmad b. al-Mutawakkil, Abu 'l-'Abbâs al-Mu'tamis

279/892 Ahmad b. al-Muwaffaq, Abu 'l-'Abbâs al-Mu'tadid

289/902 'Alî b. al-Mu'tadid, Abû Muhammad al-Muktafî

295/908 Ja'far b. al-Mu'tadid, Abu 'l-Fadl al-Muqtadir, first reign

296/908 In al-Mu'tazz al-Murtadâ al-Muntasif, Baghdad

296/908 Ja'far al-Muqtadir, second reign

317/929 Muhammad b. al-Mu'tadid, Abû Mansur al-Qâhir, first reign, in Baghdad

317/929 Ja'afar al-Muqtadir, thir reign

320/932 Muhammad al-Qâhir, second reign, d. 339/950

322/934 Ahmad b. al-Muqtadir, Abu 'l-'Abbâs al-Râuî

329/940 Ibrâhîm b. al-Muqtadir, Abû Ishâq al-Muttaqî, d. 357/968

333/944 'Abdallâh b. al-Muktafî, Abu 'l-Qâsim al-Mustakfî, d. 338/949

334/946 al-Fadl b. al-Muqtadir, Abu 'l-Qâsim al-Mutî, d. 364/974

363/974 'Abd al-Karîm b. al-Mutî, Abu 'l-Fadl al-Tâ'I', d. 393/1003

381/991 Ahmad b. Ishâq,Abu 'l-'Abbâs al-Qâdir

422/1031 'Abdallâh b. al-Qâdir, Abû Ja'far al-Qâ'im

467/1075 'Abdallâh b. Muhammad, Abu 'l-Qâsim al-Muqtadî

487/1094 Ahmad b. al Muqtadî, Abu 'l-'Abbâs al-Mustazhir

512/1118 al-Fadi b. al-Mustazhir, Abû Mansûr al-Mustarshid

529/1135 al-Mansûr b. al-Mustarshid, Abû Ja'far al-Râshid

530/1136 Muhammad b. al-Mustazhir, Abû 'Abdallâh al-Muqtafî

555/1160 Yûsuf b. al-Muqtafî, Abu 'l-Muzaffar al-Mustanjid

566/1170 al-Hasan b. al-Mustanjid, Abû Muhammad al-Mustadî

575/1180 Ahmad b. al-Mustadî', Abu 'l-'Abbâs al-Nâsir

622/1225 Muhammad b. al-Nâsir, Abû Nasir al-Zâhir

623/1226 al-Mansûr b. al-Zâhir, Abû Ja'far al-Mustansir

640–56/1242–58 'Abdallâh b. al-Mustansir, Abû Ahmad al-Musta'sim

656/1258 Mongol sack of Baghdad

2. The caliph in Aleppo, Harrân and norther Syria 659–60/1261

659–60/1261 Ahmad b. al-Hasan, Abu 'l-'Abbâs al-Hâkim I

661/1262 Transfer to Cairo<