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Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, Kaisar-i-Abbasid | |
| Predecessor | Ahmed al-Wreh |
| Successor | Hassan al-Wia |
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Caliph of Islam (unofficial) | |
| Predecessor | Ahmed al-Wreh |
| Successor | Hassan al-Wia |
| Born | 3 July 1941 Baghdad |
| Died | 16 April 2013 (aged 71) Baghdad |
| Spouse | Sarah al-Jadadi and Tshering Gampo |
| House | Abbasid Dynasty |
| Father | Ahmed al-Wreh |
| Mother | Maryam Samadi |
| Issue | Prince Hassan al-Wia Princess Aisha Prince Ali |
Muhammad al-Rashid was the Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate from 1953 until 2013. He was given the title Kaisar-i-Abbasid by the Maratha Empire. His wife Tshering Gampo was one of the few non-Muslim Calipha. He was forced by the Marathas to become secular hence he was banned from being called 'Caliph of Islam' in public. He was forced to pay massive tribute to the Maratha Empire. He was forced to build a democracy. In 2011, he violated his treaty and dismissed the Abbasid parliament. In turn the Maratha Empire vetoed all treaties with the Abbasid Caliphate. The result was nearly war. After the Persian Revolution, the Abbasid Caliphate faced even more opposition. There were riots and the Maratha army was called in. Then soon the Hindustani Empire took place of the Marathas, but no difference in the army. The Peshwa-Khan was still powerful. Though he was not officially incharge, he was still commander-in-chief of the army. After Sultan Khusro Khan II came to power, the Peshwa-Khan went on pilgrimage to Tibet.