Al-Mustansir
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Al-Mustansir, more fully al-Mustansir billah (Arabic: المستنصر بالله, romanized: al-Mustanṣir bi-llāh, lit. 'he who seeks victory in God'), is a Muslim regnal surname and may refer to:
The regnal title was used by:
al-Mustansir Billah (1029–1094), eighth Fatimid Imam-Caliph
Al-Mustansir Billah II (r. 1463/4–1480), 32nd Nizari imam
Al-Mustansir Billah III (r. 1493/4–1498), 34th Nizari imam
Sayf al-Dawla ibn Hud al-Mustansir (r. 1145–1146), Muslim ruler of Valencia and Murcia
Al-Mustansir I (1192–1242), penultimate Abbasid caliph in Baghdad from 1226 to 1242
Al-Mustansir II (died 1262), first Abbasid caliph of Cairo for the Mamluk Sultanate between 1261 and 1262
Muhammad I al-Mustansir (1228–1277), Hafsid ruler of North Africa and self-declared Caliph
Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz I (r. 1366–1372), Marinid sultan of Morocco
Abu al-Abbas Ahmad al-Mustansir (r. 1374–1384, 1387–1393), Marinid sultan of Morocco
Ghabdula Chelbir Mustansir (r.
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