Al-Qa'im (Abbasid caliph at Cairo)
Al-Qa'im (Arabic: القائم بأمر الله) was the thirteenth Caliph of Cairo for the Mamluk Sultanate between 1451 and 1455. He was deposed by Sultan Sayf ad-Din Inal after al-Qa'im supported a mutiny of mamluks against Inal.
| Al-Qa'im القائم بأمر الله | |
|---|---|
| 13th Caliph of Cairo | |
| Reign | 1451–1455 |
| Predecessor | Al-Mustakfi II |
| Successor | al-Mustanjid |
| Born | unknown date Cairo, Mamluk Sultanate now Egypt |
| Died | 1458 Cairo, Mamluk Sultanate now Egypt |
| Burial | Egypt |
| Father | Al-Mutawakkil I |
| Mother | Bay Khatun |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
He was the son of Al-Mutawakkil I and he was the successor to the office after the death of his brother, who was not entrusted with succession to anyone after him. He was a strict man, and he established his reign. Al-Zawahiri died in early 857 AH. The Caliph took his son, Othman, as the ruler of the Sultanate. He took the title of Al-Mansour. He was the ruler of the state, Prince Anal, and a month and a half after he took over the Sultanate. That "Enal" minted the Sultanate in the spring of the first of 857 AH, and took the title of "Ashraf". The Sultan differed with the Al-Qaim. The Sultan seized the Caliph in the month of Jumadi I and imprisoned him in Alexandria. He remained there until he died in 1458 (863 AH) and was buried there. Then the Sultan announced Al-Mustanjid as caliph.
References
- "Biography of Al-Qa'im" (in Arabic). Islampedia.com. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11.
Bibliography
- Garcin, Jean-Claude (1967). "Histoire, opposition, politique et piétisme traditionaliste dans le Ḥusn al Muḥādarat de Suyûti" [History, opposition, politics and traditionalistic pietism in Suyuti's Ḥusn al Muḥādarat] (PDF). Annales Islamologiques (in French). Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale. 7: 33–90. Archived from the original (PDF, 14.62 MB) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
- Holt, P. M. (1984). "Some Observations on the 'Abbāsid Caliphate of Cairo". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. University of London. 47 (3): 501–507. doi:10.1017/s0041977x00113710. JSTOR 618882.
Al-Qa'im Born: ? Died: 1455 | ||
| Sunni Islam titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Al-Mustakfi II |
Caliph of Cairo 1451–1455 |
Succeeded by Al-Mustanjid |