After reigning from 5 April 902 to 13 August 908, the 17th Caliph, Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz's cousin Al-Muktafi, died. Vizier al-Abbas ibn al-Hasan al-Jarjara'i wished to install Al-Muktafi's thirteen-year-old brother Al-Muqtadir on the throne, clearly intending to be the power behind the throne himself.
After ruling from 5 April 902 to 13 August 908, the 17th Caliph, Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz's cousin Al-Muktafi, passed away. Vizier al-Abbas ibn al-Hasan al-Jarjara'i desired to put Al-Muktafi's thirteen-year-old brother Al-Muqtadir on the throne, intending to be the power behind the throne himself.