إجراءات الخليفة العباسي المعتضد بالله (279-289ه 892 -902م)‎ لضمان احتكار الخلافة في نسله

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This study aims at uncovering the procedures followed by the Abbasid Caliph, al- Mu'tadidBillah, to ensure that the caliphate was confined to his offspring and that other branches of the Abbasid family were deprived of it.

The findings reveal that al- Mu’tadid’s procedures succeeded in granting the caliphate to his son, al-MuktadirBillah, despite his very young age.

The procedures also helped in thwarting the rebellion of Prince Abdallahibn al-Mu'tazz who was backed by most of the Abbasid statesmen.

Although the procedures kept the caliphate within al-Mu’tadid’s offspring, they returned the dominance of the army leaders over the caliphate and the state.