Aẓ-Ẓāhir bi-Amr Allāh الظاهر بأمر الله |
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35th Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad |
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Reign | 5 October 1225 – 10 July 1226 |
Predecessor | An-Nasir |
Successor | Al-Mustansir |
Born | 1176 |
Died | 10 July 1226 (aged 51) |
Consort | Bab Jawhar Hayat Khatun |
Issue | Al-Mustansir Abu Ja‘far al-Mansur and Al-Mustansir Abu al-Qasim Ahmad |
Father | An-Nasir |
Religion | Islam |
Az-Zahir or Al-Dhahir (1175 – 11 July 1226) (Arabic: الظاهر بأمر الله, translit. Aẓ-Ẓāhir bi-Amr Allāh | in full: أبو النصر محمد الظاهر بأمر الله بن أحمد الناصر) was the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad from 1225 to 1226. He was the son of an-Nasir, and was named as his successor in 1189. In his short reign, he lowered the taxes, and built a strong army to resist invasions. He died on 10 July 1226, nine months after his accession, and was succeeded by his son al-Mustansir.