Al-Mustamsik

Al-Mustamsik المستمسك بالله
53rd Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate Abbasid Caliph in Cairo (first period)
Reign	27 September 1497–1508, 1516–1517
Predecessor	Al-Mutawakkil II
Successor	Al-Mutawakkil III
(second period)
Reign	1516–1517
Predecessor	Al-Mutawakkil III
Successor	Al-Mutawakkil III
Died	1521
Issue	Al-Mutawakkil III
Father	Al-Mutawakkil II
Religion	Islam

Al-Mustamsik (Arabic: المستمسك بالله) was an Abbasid caliph based in Cairo, Egypt under the tutelage of the Mamluk sultans. He served as caliph twice (1497–1508; 1516–1517).

References

• "Biography of Al-Mustamsik" (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" (PDF, 14.62 MB). Annales Islamologiques (in French). 7. Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale: 33–90. Retrieved 2010-07-22. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Holt, P. M. (1984). "Some Observations on the 'Abbāsid Caliphate of Cairo". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 47 (3). University of London: 501–507. JSTOR 618882. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)