Al-Muqtadir, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 13-Nov-0895
Place of Birth: Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
Date of Death: 31-Oct-0932
Profession: poet
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Al-Muqtadir
- Abu’l-Fa?l Ja?far ibn Ahmad al-Mu?ta?id (Arabic: ??? ????? ???? ?? ???? ????????) (895 – 31 October 932 CE), better known by his regnal name al-Muqtadir bi-llah (Arabic: ??????? ??????, "Mighty in God"), was the Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate from 908 to 932 CE (295–320 AH), with the exception of a brief deposition in favour of al-Qahir in 928. He came to the throne at the age of 13, the youngest Caliph in Abbasid history, as a result of palace intrigues.
- His accession was soon challenged by the supporters of the older and more experienced Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz, but their attempted coup in December 908 was quickly and decisively crushed.
- Al-Muqtadir enjoyed a longer rule than any of his predecessors, but was uninterested in government.
- Affairs were run by his officials, although the frequent change of viziers—fourteen changes of the head of government are recorded for his reign—hampered the effectiveness of the administration.
- The harem, where his mother, Shaghab, exercised total control, also exercised a frequently decisive influence on affairs, and especially on the advancement or dismissal of officials.
- After a period of consolidation and recovery under his father al-Mu'tadid and older half-brother al-Muktafi, al-Muqtadir's reign marks the onset of rapid decline.
- The full treasury inherited by al-Muqtadir was quickly emptied, and financial difficulties would become a persistent feature of the caliphal government.
- Ifriqiya fell to the Fatimids, although the commander-in-chief Mu'nis al-Muzaffar was able to repel their attempts to conquer Egypt as well.
- Nearer to Iraq, the Hamdanids became autonomous masters of the Jazira and the Qarmatians re-emerged as a major threat, culminating in their capture of Mecca in 929.
- The forces of the Byzantine Empire, under John Kourkouas, began a sustained offensive into the borderlands of the Thughur and Armenia.
- As a result, in February 929 a palace revolt briefly replaced al-Muqtadir with his brother al-Qahir.
- The new regime failed to consolidate itself, however, and after a few days al-Muqtadir was restored.
- The commander-in-chief, Mu'nis al-Muzaffar, was by then a virtual dictator.
- Urged by his enemies, al-Muqtadir attempted to get rid of him in 932, but Mu'nis marched with his troops on Baghdad, and in the ensuing battle on 31 October 932 al-Muqtadir was killed.
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