Al-Qa'im (Cairo)

Al-Qa'im
القائم بأمر الله
50th Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
Abbasid Caliph in Cairo
Reign 1451–1455
Predecessor Al-Mustakfi II
Successor al-Mustanjid
Died 1458
Father Al-Mutawakkil I
Religion Islam

Al-Qa'im (Arabic: القائم بأمر الله) was an Abbasid Caliph of Cairo, Egypt for the Mamluk Sultanate between 1451 and 1455. He was deposed by Sultan Sayf ad-Din Inal after al-Qa'im supported a mutiny of mamluks against Inal.

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Al-Qa'im
Cadet branch of the Banu Quraysh
Born: ? Died: 1455
Sunni Islam titles
Preceded by
Al-Mustakfi II
Caliph of Cairo
1451–1455
Succeeded by
Al-Mustanjid


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