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RulertowardAbbasid Caliphate of Cairo · 1497 CE · 902 AH† – 1517 CE · 923 AH†Historical
RulertowardAbbasid Caliphate of Cairo · 1516 CE · 922 AH† – 1517 CE · 923 AH†Historical

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al-Mustamsik — al-Mustamsik, the caliph of the Abbasid of Cairo caliphate, ruling 1497–1517 CE. ¹ ¹.

Ruled over: Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo
Successor of: al-Mutawakkil ala Allah II, Abd al-Aziz ibn Ya'qub
Predecessor of: al-Mutawakkil III
His reign saw: Aden's earthquakes and great fire, 908· Al-Suyuti’s complete retreat to Rawda island, 906/1501· The breach of the Granada terms and the revolt of the Alpujarras· Azov War (1501–1502)· Battle of Botosani· Battle of Erzincan· Battle of Gaza (1516)· Battle of Hamadan· Battle of Jabani (1500)· Battle of Sharur· Battle of Tangier (1502)· Battle of Ridaniyya and the fall of the Mamluk state· Capture of Cairo· A comet appears, 905· Death of Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti on Rawda island, 911/1505· Fall of Durrës (1501)· Fall of Navarino (1501)· From Jan Balat through Tuman Bay to Qansuh al-Ghuri, 905–906· Malacca-Majapahit Conflict· The Battle of Marj Dabiq and Selim's Entry into Egypt· Second Ottoman–Venetian War· The Portuguese Take the Fortress of Hormuz, 913· Siege of Baku (1501)· Siege of Durazzo (1501)· The Lepanto victory over Venice (1499-1500)· Siege of Lesbos (1501)· Siege of Modon (1500)· Siege of Mytilene (1501)· Siege of Samarkand· Siege of the Castle of Saint George· Siege of Tabriz· The Zabid windstorm, 911· The Zabid and Zayla' Earthquake, 910

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