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1 day ago · Fatimid gold dinar minted during the reign of al-Mustansir Billah (1036–1094) Al-Zahir died in 1036 and was succeeded by his son, al-Mustansir, who had the longest reign in Fatimid history, serving as caliph from 1036 to 1094.
6 days ago · Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Ḥusayn ( Arabic: أبو محمد عبد الله بن الحسين; 31 July 874 – 4 March 934), better known by his regnal name al-Mahdī biʾllāh ( Arabic: المهدي بالله, "The Rightly Guided by God"), was the founder of the Isma'ili Fatimid Caliphate, the only major Shi'a caliphate in Islamic history, and the eleventh Imam of the Isma'ili...
May 28, 2024 · The situation in Egypt made it ripe for conquest, either by crusaders or by the forces of Zengi's successor, Nur ad-Din. The first Crusader invasion of Egypt culminated in the siege of Ascalon, resulting in the capture of the city in 1153.
Among the most important non-Ismaili ministers who held the position of minister in the second half of the era of the Fatimid state were the vizier Al-Afdal Shahenshah, who held the position during the reigns of Al-Mustansir Billah and Al-Musta’li Billah, and his son Abu Ali Ahmad, who assumed the position during the reign of Caliph Al-Hafiz ...
May 28, 2024 · Fatimids. al-Mustansir billah, AH 427-487 / AD 1036-1094. Dirham (Billon, 17 mm, 1.44 g, 4 h). Within a central circle, ‘ʿAlī / lā ilāha illā Allāh / waḥdahū lā sharīka lahū / Muḥammad rasūl Allāh / walī Allāh’ (‘There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him.
May 28, 2024 · Fatimids. al-Mustansir billah, AH 427-487 / AD 1036-1094. Fractional Dirham (Bronze, 12 mm, 0.46 g). Within a central circle, a small line which seems to be a deteriorated form of ‘Maʿadd’ (in Arabic); around, ‘lā ilāha illā Allāh Muḥammad rasūl Allāh’ (‘There is no deity but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah’ in ...
May 11, 2024 · Muhammad I al-Mustansir (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد المستنصر, romanized: Abu Abd Allah Muhammad al-Mustansir ibn Yahya; c. 1228–1277) was the second ruler of the Hafsid dynasty in Ifriqiya and the first to claim the title of Khalif.
