Al-Mustansir
Pronunciation | almustansar (Arabic) mʌstənsɪɹ̩ (English) |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Semitic (Arabic) |
Meaning | He who seeks victory in God (Al-Mustansir billah) |
Region of origin | Arabia (Middle East) |
Al-Mustansir, more fully al-Mustansir billah (Arabic: المستنصر بالله, romanized: al-Mustanṣir bi-llāh, lit. 'he who seeks victory in God'), is a Muslim regnal surname and may refer to:
The regnal title was used by:
- Ma'ad al-Mustansir Billah (1029–1094), eighth Fatimid Imam-Caliph
- Al-Mustansir Billah II (r. 1463/4–1480), 32nd Nizari imam
- Al-Mustansir Billah III (r. 1493/4–1498), 34th Nizari imam
- Sayf al-Dawla ibn Hud al-Mustansir (r. 1145–1146), Muslim ruler of Valencia and Murcia
- Al-Mustansir I (1192–1242), penultimate Abbasid caliph in Baghdad from 1226 to 1242
- Al-Mustansir II (died 1262), first Abbasid caliph of Cairo for the Mamluk Sultanate between 1261 and 1262
- Muhammad I al-Mustansir (1228–1277), Hafsid ruler of North Africa and self-declared Caliph
- Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz I of Morocco (r. 1366–1372), Marinid sultan of Morocco
- Abu'l-Abbas Ahmad al-Mustansir (r. 1374–1384, 1387–1393), Marinid sultan of Morocco
- Ghabdula Chelbir Mustansir (r. 1178–1225) was the last ruler of Volga Bulgaria
See also
[edit]- Al-Mustansiriya University, Baghdad