# Al-Mutawakkil III - Caliph

URL: https://allhistories.com/islam/caliphs/al-mutawakkil-iii-1517
Reign: 1517
Number in the main caliphal line: 79
Born-Died: c. 1490 - 1543
Caliphal line: Abbasids of Cairo
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mutawakkil_III

Al-Mutawakkil III was caliph of the Abbasid (Cairo) line (1517), ruling from Cairo. Parents / predecessor: Al-Mustamsik. The Cairo Abbasids were largely ceremonial caliphs under the protection of the Mamluk sultans.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Al-Mustamsik](https://allhistories.com/islam/caliphs/al-mustamsik-1516)
- Next in list: [Selim I](https://allhistories.com/islam/caliphs/selim-i)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1517 - [Ottoman conquest of Egypt](https://allhistories.com/islam/timeline/1517-ottoman-conquest-of-egypt)