Al-Mu'ayyad

Al-Mu'ayyad (Arabic:المؤيد) (died 866) was an Abbasid Prince and the third son of the Abbasid caliph, al-Mutawakkil and the brother of al-Muntasir and al-Mu'tazz, who both would eventually become Caliphs as well. In 860, al-Mutawakkil had named his three sons heirs and seemed to favour al-Muntasir. However, this appeared to change and al-Muntasir feared his father was going to move against him. With the implicit support of the Turkish faction of the army, he ordered the assassination of al-Mutawakkil which was carried out by a Turkish soldier on December 11, 861.

Al-Mu'ayyad

Al-Mu'ayyad (Arabic:المؤيد) (died 866) was an Abbasid Prince and the third son of the Abbasid caliph, al-Mutawakkil and the brother of al-Muntasir and al-Mu'tazz, who both would eventually become Caliphs as well. In 860, al-Mutawakkil had named his three sons heirs and seemed to favour al-Muntasir. However, this appeared to change and al-Muntasir feared his father was going to move against him. With the implicit support of the Turkish faction of the army, he ordered the assassination of al-Mutawakkil which was carried out by a Turkish soldier on December 11, 861.