Al-Wathiq I

Al-Watiq I
الواثق بالله
41st Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
Abbasid Caliph in Cairo
Reign February 1340 - 17 June 1341
Predecessor Al-Mustakfi I
Successor Al-Hakim II
Died after 1341
Issue
Father Ahmad, son of Al-Hakim I
Religion Islam

Al-Watiq I (Arabic: الواثق بالله) was an Abbasid Caliph of Cairo, Egypt for the Mamluk Sultans between 1340 and 1341.

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Al-Wathiq I
Cadet branch of the Banu Quraysh
Born: ? Died: 1341
Sunni Islam titles
Preceded by
Al-Mustakfi I
Caliph of Cairo
1340–1341
Succeeded by
Al-Hakim II


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