Al-Mutawakkil (Merveilles des Morte)

al-Mutawakkil المتوكل على الله الأول
Caliph of Islam Imam of Baghdad Amir al-Mu'minin
Anachronistic head bust of Caliph al-Mutawakkil
Anachronistic head bust of Caliph al-Mutawakkil
Reign	1362 - 1395
Predecessor	al-Muʿtaḍid
Successor	al-Wāthiq I
Issue
al-Wāthiq II Al-Mustakfi II al-Qa'im al-Mustanjid
Full name
Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad
House	Abbasid Dynasty
Father	Ibrahim bin Ali
Born	1332 Cairo
Died	1395 Baghdad
Burial	1396
Religion	Sunni Islam

al-Mutawakkil bi-llāh (Arabic: المتوكل على الله الأول), born Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad, was the 46th Abbasid Caliph and fifth Imam of the Baghdad Imamate. Widely regarded as the most effective Caliph in the Imamate, al-Mutawakkil would be appointed as Caliph in 1362 following the end of the primary Abbasid-line established by his cousin, Caliph al-Mustakfī. As such, al-Mutawakkil would serve as Caliph during the mid to late-14th century, establishing a new line of succession from Banu Hashim.

Caliph Mutawakkil is often regarded as the most influential Caliph in the restored Caliphate due to his re-establishment of educational institutions across the Levant and in Iraq. He was also noted to have attempted a re-construction of the House of Wisdom in Baghdad, although it's reconstruction would be incomplete by his death in 1395, and would not continue under his successors. He was an avid writer of poetry during the time, however, very few manuscripts of his work remain.

Line of Succession

• al-Mutawakkil (b. 1332) [1362 - 1395]
  • al-Wāthiq II (b. 1350) [1395 - 1407]
    • al-Mustaʿīn (b. 1368) [1407 - 1414]
      • al-Muʿtaḍid II (b. 1386) [1414 - 1419/1441]
  • Al-Mustakfi II (b. 1388) [1441 - 1451]
  • al-Qa'im (b. 1389) [1451 – 1455]
  • al-Mustanjid (b. 1389) [1455 - 1480]
    • al-Mustanṣir II (b. 1441) [1480 - 1504]