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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Abu Ali Mansur Triqu l-kim, called Al-Hakim bi Amr al-Lh (Arabic: literally "Ruler by Allah's Command"), was the sixth Fatimid caliph and 16th Ismaili imam (9961021). Born in 985, Abu Ali Mansur succeeded his father Ab Mansr Nizr al-Azz (975996) at the age of eleven on 14 October, 996 with the caliphal title of al-Hakim Bi-Amr Allah. He was the first Fatimid ruler to be born in Egypt. Arguably the most controversial member of the Fatimid dynasty, Hakim confronted numerous difficulties and uprisings during his relatively long reign. While he did not lose any important territories in North Africa, the Ismaili communities there were attacked by Sunni fighters led by their influential Maliki jurists. Relations between the Fatimids and the Qarmatians of Bahrain also remained hostile. On the other hand, Hakims Syrian policy was successful as he managed to extend Fatimid hegemony to the emirate of Aleppo. Above all, the persistent rivalries between the various factions of the Fatimid armies, especially the Berbers and the Turks, overshadowed the other problems of Hakims caliphate. Initially, Barjawan, his wasita (the equivalent of a vizier, as intermediary between ruler and subjects) acted as the virtual head of the Fatimid state. However, after the latters removal in 1000, Hakim held the reins of power in his own hands limiting the authority and terms of office of his wasitas and viziers, of whom there were more than 15 during the remaining 20 years of his caliphate. Also Al-Hakim is a central figure in the history of the Druze religious sect. During his reign, Al-Hakim seemed at times hostile to other religious sects, most notably demonstrated by his destruction of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Al-kim was born on Thursday, 3 Rbi... More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=482939


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  • ISBN-13: 9781156170694
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 40
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 73 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1156170699
  • Publisher Date: 31 May 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Al-Hakim Bi-Amr Allah
  • Width: 229 mm


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