The powerless al-Mufawwad was pushed aside on 30 April 892, and when al-Mu'tamid died on 14 October 892, "apparently as a result of a surfeit of drink and food" (Hugh N. Kennedy), al-Mu'tadid took power as caliph. References Sources 840s births 892 deaths Year of birth uncertain 9th-century Arabs 9th-century Abbasid caliphs Prisoners and detainees of the Abbasid Caliphate Sons of Abbasid caliphs