131 / 166
Tyrants of the Tigris & euphrates
287
‘Abbasid Caliphate
Gold Dinar (1.97), AH 552
al-Muqtafi, ‘Abbasid Caliph, AH 530-555/AD 1136-1160
A F266. Fine.
Madinat al-Salam (Baghdad) mint, citing only the ‘Abbasid caliph al-al-Muqtafi. Extremely rare. The
year 552 saw the death of the Seljuq sultan Sanjar and the end of Seljuq influence in Badhdad.
288
‘Abbasid Caliphate
Gold Dinar (2.25g), AH 557
al-Mustanjid, ‘Abbasid Caliph, AH 555-566/AD 1160-1170
A 266. Very Fine.
Madinat al-Salam (Baghdad) mint, citing only the ‘Abbasid caliph al-Mustanjid. Very rare.
The ‘Abbasid caliph al-Mustanjid (AH 555-566/ AD 1160-1170) survived an assassination attempt or-
chestrated by his stepmother, who wanted her blood son in power. The overthrow of the Shi’ite Fatimids
of Egypt at this time by Saladin, the Muslim champion of the Crusades, strengthened the position the
Sunni ‘Abbasids in Baghdad.