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Fatimid dynasty

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Cases
2
Years
1021 to 1094
Countries
Egypt
Subjects
Egypt and Africa
Updated
30 October 2026
Gold dinar of al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, AH 391: Dinar de ouro do califa fatímida Aláqueme Bimar Alá1021 · Muqattam hills, Cairo, EgyptSitt al-Mulk set aside the Fatimid heir after the caliph al-Hakim disappeared in 1021 and put his son al-Zahir on the throneSitt al-Mulk, daughter of the caliph al-Aziz and half-sister of al-Hakim, set aside his named heir and made his son al-Zahir caliph.In 1013 the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim named his cousin Abd al-Rahim ibn Ilyas, governor of Damascus, as heir, passing over his own son Ali. His half-sister Sitt al-Mulk, daughter of the previous caliph al-Aziz, backed Ali.islamansiklopedisi.org.tr and 3 moreCalif al Mustansir Misr 1055: Calif_al_Mustansir_Misr_10551094 · Cairo, EgyptThe vizier al-Afdal put al-Musta'li on the Fatimid throne in 1094 over his elder brother Nizar, and the Ismailis splitAl-Musta'li, youngest son of the Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir, was put on the throne by the vizier al-Afdal over his elder brother Nizar.Al-Mustansir, the eighth Fatimid imam-caliph, died in Cairo on 29 December 1094. Nizari tradition holds that he had designated his eldest son, Nizar.iis.ac.uk and 4 more