Editing Al-Musta'in

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{{Character Infobox
|name = Al-Musta'in
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|birth = c. 836<br>[[Samarra]], [[Abbasid Caliphate]]
|death = 17 October 866 {{c|aged 30}}<br>[[Baghdad]], Abbasid Caliphate
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|affiliates = {{Wiki|Abbasid dynasty}}
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'''Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad''' (c. 836 – 866), known by his regnal name '''al-Mustaʿīn''', was the twelfth [[caliph]] of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]] from 862 to 866. He was nephew to the tenth Abbasid caliph [[al-Mutawakkil]].

==Biography==
Al-Musta'in was known for his reign during the {{Wiki|Anarchy of Samarra}}, a succession crisis sparked by al-Mutawakkil's murder. With al-Mutawakkil's son {{Wiki|al-Muntasir}} dying without heir, the Turkic military leaders held a council and elected al-Musta'in as successor over al-Mutawakkil's other son, [[al-Mu'tazz|Abu 'Abdallah]].<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|al-Musta'in}}</ref> When Abu 'Abdallah decried this as usurpation, since he had already chosen his own regnal name in anticipation of being crowned,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Notes from Basim's travels]]: "Trouble at the Court"</ref> al-Musta'in placed him under house arrest to try and prevent him from potentially gaining [[civilian]] support, though this had the inverse affect and instead instigated {{Wiki|Abbasid civil war (865–866)|another civil war}}, echoing the [[Fourth Fitna]] from a generation earlier between caliph [[al-Amin]] and prince [[al-Ma'mun]].<ref name="Echoes">''[[Echoes of History]]: Figures of Baghdad'' – Episode 6: Who was al-Mu'tazz?</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{1stm}} {{Imo}}
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}

==References==
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|title = [[Caliph]] of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]]
|years = 862 — 866
|before = {{Wiki|al-Muntasir}}
|before-years = 861 – 862
|after = [[al-Mu'tazz]]
|after-years = 866 – 869
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[[Category:836 births]]
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[[Category:Caliphs]]
[[Category:Abbasid dynasty]]