# Caliphal Civil War

> armed conflict between the rival caliphs al-Musta'in and al-Mu'tazz for control over the Abbasid Caliphate; al-Mu'tazz won, and Al-Musta'in was executed shortly afterward

**Wikidata**: [Q4147498](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4147498)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbasid_civil_war_(865–866))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/caliphal-civil-war