Abu Ali al-Mansur

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Abu Ali al-Mansur, better known by his regnal title al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, was a controversial 11th-century Fatimid caliph of Egypt noted for his eccentric rule, religious policies, and mysterious disappearance.

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Abu Ali al-Mansur canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Fatimid caliph ⓘ
Muslim ruler ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
associatedReligionMovement early Druze movement ⓘ
associatedWith Cairo ⓘ
Fatimid Caliphate in North Africa and the Levant ⓘ
linked to: Fatimid Caliphate
birthName Abu Ali al-Mansur ⓘ
branchOfIslam Isma'ili Shi'a Islam ⓘ
linked to: Ismaili Shia
capital Cairo ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 11th century ⓘ
controversial yes ⓘ
countryRuled Egypt ⓘ
disappearanceCircumstances vanished during a night ride near Cairo ⓘ
disappearanceYear 1021 ⓘ
dynasty Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
era medieval Islamic period ⓘ
father al-Aziz Billah ⓘ
linked to: al-ʿAzīz Billāh
governmentType theocratic monarchy ⓘ
house Fatimid dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Fatimid Caliphate
knownAs al-Hakim ⓘ
al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah ⓘ
languageOfCourt Arabic ⓘ
legacy venerated as a divine figure in Druze tradition ⓘ
notableFor controversial religious policies ⓘ
eccentric rule ⓘ
founding of the Dar al-Hikma in Cairo ⓘ
mysterious disappearance ⓘ
patronage of learning ⓘ
persecution of certain religious groups ⓘ
notedFor alternating tolerance and persecution of religious communities ⓘ
strict moral regulations in Cairo ⓘ
unpredictable decrees ⓘ
policyType interventionist religious policy ⓘ
positionHeld Caliph of the Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Fatimid caliph

Imam in Isma'ili doctrine ⓘ
predecessor al-Aziz Billah ⓘ
linked to: al-ʿAzīz Billāh
regionOfRule Egypt ⓘ
parts of Syria ⓘ
parts of the Levant ⓘ
regnalName al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah ⓘ
reignEnd 1021 ⓘ
reignStart 996 ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
seatOfPower Cairo ⓘ
successor az-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah ⓘ
successorRelation az-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah was his son ⓘ
titleMeaning al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah means "Ruler by God's Command" ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah → birthName → Abu Ali al-Mansur ⓘ
Abu Ali al-Mansur → birthName → Abu Ali al-Mansur ⓘ