Caliph al-Musta'sim (jan 7, 1242 – jan 11, 1258)
Description:
The last Abbasid caliph. After a disastrous reign, oversees the fall of Baghdad to the Mongols, after which he is put into carpets and trampled to death by ponies.was originally told to negotiate with the Mongols by a vizier, but is humiliated and then killed.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 7, 1242
jan 11, 1258
~ 16 years