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Abbasid caliph al-Muqtadir is killed while fighting against the forces of general Mu'nis al-Muzaffar. Al-Muqtadir's brother al-Qahir is chosen to succeed him.
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List of Abbasid caliphs
Caliphs of the Abbasid Caliphate
The Abbasid caliphs were the holders of the Islamic title of caliph who were members of the Abbasid dynasty, a branch of the Quraysh tribe descended from the uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Al-Muqtadir
18th Abbasid Caliph (r. 908–932)
Abū’l-Faḍl Jaʿfar ibn Aḥmad ibn Ṭalḥa ibn Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad ibn Hārūn Al-Muqtadir bi'Llāh, better known by his regnal name al-Muqtadir bi'Llāh, was the eighteenth caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate from 908 to 932 AD, with the exception of a brief deposition in favour of al-Qahir…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mu'nis al-Muzaffar
Abbasid army commander (845/6–933)
Abū'l-Ḥasan Mu'nis al-Qushuri, also commonly known by the surnames al-Muẓaffar and al-Khadim, was the commander-in-chief of the Abbasid army from 908 to his death in 933, and virtual dictator and king-maker of the Caliphate from 928 on.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Al-Qahir
19th Abbasid Caliph (r. 932–934)
Abū al-Manṣūr Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Ṭalḥa ibn Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad ibn Hārūn al-Qāhir bi'Llāh, usually known simply by his regnal title al-Qahir bi'Llah, was the nineteenth caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate from 932 to 934. He was born 286 AH and died 339 AH.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)