al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh

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al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh was a 10th-century Fatimid caliph best known for expanding his dynasty’s rule into Egypt and founding Cairo as its new capital.

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instanceOf 10th-century monarch ⓘ
Fatimid caliph ⓘ
Muslim ruler ⓘ
associatedWith foundation of al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
birthDate c. 932 ⓘ
burialPlace Cairo (relocated remains according to tradition) ⓘ
caliphalOrder 4th Fatimid caliph ⓘ
caliphate Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
capitalCityDuringReign Cairo ⓘ
al-Mahdiyya ⓘ
conqueredThroughGeneral Egypt ⓘ
conquestOfEgypt 969 ⓘ
deathDate 975 ⓘ
dynasty Fatimid dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Fatimid Caliphate
era 10th century ⓘ
expandedRuleTo Egypt ⓘ
Ifriqiya ⓘ
linked to: North Africa

Sicily ⓘ
father al-Mansur bi-Nasr Allah ⓘ
founded Cairo ⓘ
givenName Maʿadd ⓘ
knownFor expansion of Fatimid rule into Egypt ⓘ
founding Cairo ⓘ
patronage of learning and culture ⓘ
strengthening Fatimid administration ⓘ
languageUsed Arabic ⓘ
madeCapital Cairo ⓘ
movedCapitalFrom al-Mahdiyya ⓘ
movedCapitalTo Cairo ⓘ
opponent Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
patronOf Ismaʿili missionary activity (daʿwa) ⓘ
positionHeld Caliph of the Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Imam of the Ismaʿili Shia ⓘ
predecessor al-Mansur bi-Nasr Allah ⓘ
regionOfActivity Egypt ⓘ
Maghreb ⓘ
linked to: North Africa
regnalName al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh ⓘ
reignEnd 975 ⓘ
reignStart 953 ⓘ
religion Ismaʿili Shia Islam ⓘ
linked to: Ismaili Shia
seatOfPowerBeforeEgypt al-Mahdiyya in Ifriqiya ⓘ
linked to: al-Mahdiyya
sentGeneral Jawhar al-Siqilli ⓘ
successor al-ʿAzīz bi-llāh ⓘ
linked to: al-ʿAzīz Billāh
territoryRuled Egypt ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
parts of the Levant ⓘ
title Amir al-Muʾminin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin

Imam ⓘ

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Fatimid Caliphate → notableCaliph → al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh ⓘ
Al-Azhar Mosque → foundedBy → Caliph Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah ⓘ
linked to: al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh
al-ʿAzīz Billāh → predecessor → al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh ⓘ
al-ʿAzīz Billāh → father → al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh ⓘ
al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh → regnalName → al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh ⓘ
Fatimid Cairo → foundedBy → Fatimid Caliph al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh ⓘ
linked to: al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh
Fatimid Cairo → associatedWithCaliph → al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh ⓘ
al-Qadi al-Nu'man → servedUnder → al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh ⓘ
Yaʿqub ibn Killis → servedUnder → al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh ⓘ
Yaʿqub ibn Killis → employer → al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh ⓘ
Al-Muizz li-Din Allah Street → namedAfter → Al-Muizz li-Din Allah ⓘ
linked to: al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh
al-Mansur bi-Nasr Allah → successor → al-Muʿizz li-Din Allah ⓘ
linked to: al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh
Maʿadd → personalNameOf → al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh ⓘ
Maʿadd → alsoKnownAs → al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh ⓘ
Maʿadd → title → al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh ⓘ
Jawhar al-Siqilli → servedUnder → al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh ⓘ
Abu'l-Fawaris Ahmad ibn Ali → successor → al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah ⓘ
linked to: al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh
Moez → hasVariant → Muʿizz ⓘ
linked to: al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh