next day, he was raised to amir al-umara. Kurankij was discovered and imprisoned in the palace. Downfall and Succession Later, al-Muttaqi threw himself into the hands of Tuzun, who swore with the most sacred oaths that he would render true and faithful service. But he soon after deposed him from the Caliphate, and had his sight destroyed. The same day, Tuzun installed the blinded Caliph's cousin as his successor, with the title of al-Mustakfi, "For whom the Lord suffices". References Sources This text is adapted from William Muir's public domain, The Caliphate: Its Rise, Decline, and Fall. 908 births 968 deaths 10th-century Abbasid caliphs 10th-century Arabs Sons of Abbasid caliphs