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Al-Mutīʿ li-ʾllāh (913/14 – 974) was the Abbasid caliph in Baghdad from 946 to 974. His reign represented the nadir of the Abbasid Caliphate's power and authority. Al-Muti' was raised to the throne by the Buyid emirs who ruled Iraq and was reduced to a rubber-stamp figurehead, with only vestiges of authority. The Buyids were Shi'a, but retained the Abbasid caliphate out of expedience. Regional rivals to the Buyids saw al-Muti' as only a Buyid puppet, his inability to respond effectively to Byzantine aggression tarnished his reputation. The rise of Shi'a regimes across the Middle East, such as the Buyids and the Fatimid Caliphate, directly challenged Sunni and Abbasid predominance. While his prestige as the nominal leader of the Muslim world declined, in contrast to his short-lived and violently deposed predecessors, al-Muti' enjoyed a long and relatively unchallenged tenure, and handed the throne down to his son al-Ta'i'.
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Al-Mutīʿ li-ʾllāh (913/14 – 974) was the Abbasid caliph in Baghdad from 946 to 974. His reign represented the nadir of the Abbasid Caliphate's power and authority. Al-Muti' was raised to the throne by Buyid emirs, but was reduced to a rubber-stamp figurehead, with only vestiges of authority. In contrast to his short-lived and violently deposed predecessors, al-Muti' enjoyed a long and relatively unchallenged tenure, and handed the throne down to his son al-Ta'i'. Al-Muti's prestige as the nominal leader of the Muslim world declined during his tenure. Regional rivals to the Buyids saw him as only a Buyid puppet, his inability to respond effectively to Byzantine aggression tarnished his reputation, and the rise of Shi'a regimes across the Middle East directly challenged Sunni and Abbasid predominance. The Buyids were Shi'a, but retained the Abbasid caliphate out of expedience, while the expanding Fatimid Caliphate posed a direct and increasing ideological and political challenge to the Abbasids.

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Hi and anyone else interested: a draft TFA blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 19:12, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi I suggest some reordering:
 * Al-Mutīʿ li-ʾllāh (913/14 – 974) was the Abbasid caliph in Baghdad from 946 to 974. His reign represented the nadir of the Abbasid Caliphate's power and authority. Al-Muti' was raised to the throne by the Buyid emirs who ruled Iraq and was reduced to a rubber-stamp figurehead, with only vestiges of authority. The Buyids were Shi'a, but retained the Abbasid caliphate out of expedience. Regional rivals to the Buyids saw al-Muti' as only a Buyid puppet, his inability to respond effectively to Byzantine aggression tarnished his reputation. The rise of Shi'a regimes across the Middle East, such as the Buyids and the Fatimid Caliphate, directly challenged Sunni and Abbasid predominance. While his prestige as the nominal leader of the Muslim world declined, in contrast to his short-lived and violently deposed predecessors, al-Muti' enjoyed a long and relatively unchallenged tenure, and handed the throne down to his son al-Ta'i'.
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 * Thanks Constantine and done. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:37, 3 May 2024 (UTC)