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Blinded and deposed by the Buyid emir.
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Al-Mustakfi became caliph after the deposition of Al-Muttaqi. His reign was entirely under the control of the Buyid emir Mu'izz al-Dawla, who used the caliph as a figurehead to legitimize his rule.
Al-Mustakfi was deposed and blinded by Mu'izz al-Dawla after only two years. The Buyid emir accused him of plotting against him, but the real reason was to replace him with a more compliant caliph.
Al-Mustakfi died shortly after his deposition, possibly murdered on the orders of the Buyids. His death marked the end of a short and powerless reign.
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