Hud (Arabic: أبو جعفر أحمد بن يوسف بن هود), known by the regnal name al-Musta'in Billah (Arabic: المستعين بالله, lit. 'He who looks for help to God')...

Abu’l-Faḍl Abbas Al-Musta'in Billah (Arabic: أبو الفضل عباس المستعين بالله; c. 1390 – February or March 1430) was the tenth "shadow" Abbasid caliph of...

Al-Musta'in Billah (Arabic: المستعين بالله, romanized: al-Mustaʿīn bi-ʿllāh, lit. 'He who looks for help to God') was the regnal name of the twelfth Abbasid...

forces of Peter I of Aragon and Navarre against the allied forces of Al-Musta'in II of the Taifa of Zaragoza and García Ordóñez de Nájera and Gonzalo Núñez...

coalition between Alfonso, Berenguer, Sancho Ramírez of Navarre, and al-Musta’in II of Zaragoza to oppose El Cid. The coalition quickly fell apart, and...

the Taifa of Zaragoza during a very short time in 1110. Succeeding Al-Musta'in II on his death in 1110, he could not resist the constant harassment of...

Sulayman ibn al-Hakam or Sulayman al-Musta'in bi-llah (Arabic: سلیمان المستعین باللہ; died 1016) was the fifth Caliph of Córdoba, ruling from 1009 to 1010...

services to the king of Zaragoza, Yusuf al-Mu'taman ibn Hud, and served both him and his successor, al-Musta'in II. He was given the title El Cid (The Master)...

11th century, and being later governed by Ahmad al-Muqtadir, Yusuf al-Mu'taman ibn Hud and Al-Musta'in II. It fell to the Almoravids in 1110. On 18 December...

military chiefs. He was succeeded by al-Musta'in. Divisions within the Turkish army leadership enabled Musta'in to flee to Baghdad in 865 with the support...

Abū al-ʿAbbās Abd Allāh ibn Hārūn al-Maʾmūn (Arabic: أبو العباس عبد الله بن هارون الرشيد, romanized: Abū al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Hārūn ar-Rashīd; 14...

dynasty: Al-Musta'in I: 1038/9–1046 Ahmad al-Muqtadir: 1046–1081/3 Yusuf al-Mu'taman ibn Hud: 1081/3–1085 Al-Musta'in II: 1085–1110 'Abd al-Malik Imad...

of heads of state Saul Wahl, legendary King of Poland for one day Shajar al-Durr has often been referred to as a "Sultana", but there is in fact no feminine...

continue serving al-Mu'tamin and his heir Ahmad II al-Mustaʿin are not fully clear and still debated. Al-Mu'taman also tried to strengthen relations with...

supported by his brother Alfonso I of Aragon. The Moors were led by al-Musta'in II and supported by Castilians García Ordóñez de Nájera and Gonzalo Núñez...

Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah (Jawi: المرحوم سلطان حاج أحمد شاه المستعين بالله...

Tengku Fahad Mua'adzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah (born 10 February 1994) is a member of the Pahang royal family and...

taifa of Zaragoza. In the late fall of 1096, the ruler of Zaragoza, al-Musta'in II, received assistance from his nominal overlord, Alfonso VI, in the persons...

The office of amir al-umara (Arabic: أمير الأمراء, romanized: amīr al-umarāʾ), variously rendered in English as emir of emirs, prince of princes, chief...

Taghribirdi, Jamal al-Din Abu al-Mahasin Yusuf (1930). Nujum al-zahira fi muluk Misr wa'l-Qahira, Volume II (in Arabic). Cairo: Dar al-Kutub al-Misriyya. Wikiquote...

retreated without capturing it. Meanwhile, the Taifa king of Zaragoza, al-Musta'in, was a capable ruler but faced conflicting pressures. Like the previous...

(dated 1340), Qaitbay (dated May 1498), Qansuh al-Ghawri (dated 1516), and the Abbasid caliph al-Musta'in Billah (dated 1412). In the 16th century, the...

In any case, Sulayman al-Mustaʿin (1013–1016) became Caliph. Due to his disappearance, and hence his possible survival, Hisham II was revived as a symbol...

Muhammad al-Idrisi (1099–1169)—Arab geographer who worked under Roger II of Sicily and contributed to the Map of the World Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi...

disenfranchised al-Mu'tazz; the rioters were put down by the military but casualties on both sides were heavy. Al-Musta'in, worried that al-Mu'tazz or al-Mu'ayyad...

"In which the Prince Plays Haroun al-Raschid". Haroun al-Rashid has a character page in the video game Crusader Kings II, and it is possible to play as his...

but soon dismissed him as well due to negligence of his duties. Caliph al-Musta'in (r. 862–866) recalled him to the post in September/October 863, and he...

Abdullah adopted the regnal title "Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah ibni Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah." Furthermore, his royal...

of al-Mustaʿīn and al-Muʿtazz A.D. 862-869/A.H. 248-255. Bibliotheca Persica. State University of New York Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-87395-883-7. al-Zubayr...

disenfranchised al-Mu'tazz; the rioters were put down by the military but casualties on both sides were heavy. Al-Musta'in, worried that al-Mu'tazz or al-Mu'ayyad...