al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah

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al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah was an 11th-century Fatimid caliph in Egypt whose eccentric rule and deification by some followers made him a central, controversial figure in the origins of the Druze faith.

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Generate an image of al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah was an 11th-century Fatimid caliph in Egypt whose eccentric rule and deification by some followers made him a central, controversial figure in the origins of the Druze faith.)

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instanceOf Fatimid caliph ⓘ
Muslim ruler ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
ascendedToThroneAtAge 11 ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Druze faith ⓘ
birthName Abu Ali al-Mansur ⓘ
burialPlace location uncertain ⓘ
caliphOf Cairo-based Shia caliphate ⓘ
Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Cairo ⓘ
countryOfBirth Egypt ⓘ
dateOfBirth 985 ⓘ
deathCircumstances disappeared during a night ride and presumed assassinated ⓘ
disappearanceDate 1021 ⓘ
dynasty Fatimid dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Fatimid Caliphate
era 11th century ⓘ
father al-Aziz Billah ⓘ
linked to: al-ʿAzīz Billāh
historicalReputation controversial and enigmatic ruler ⓘ
house Fatimid ⓘ
linked to: Fatimid Caliphate
knownFor destruction of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem in 1009 ⓘ
expansion of Fatimid influence in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
mysterious disappearance in 1021 ⓘ
patronage of scholars and scientists ⓘ
support for Isma'ili missionary activity ⓘ
knownForPolicy alternating tolerance and persecution of religious communities ⓘ
bans on certain foods and entertainments ⓘ
interventions in market regulation ⓘ
later restoration of some Christian churches ⓘ
nighttime patrols of Cairo ⓘ
restrictions on Christians and Jews at various times ⓘ
sumptuary laws regulating public behavior ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
meaningOfName The Ruler by God’s Command ⓘ
mother al-Sayyida al-Aziziyya ⓘ
notableFor being regarded as divine by early Druze missionaries ⓘ
eccentric and unpredictable rule ⓘ
religious radicalism ⓘ
notableInstitutionFounded Dar al-Ilm (House of Knowledge) in Cairo ⓘ
patronOf House of Knowledge (Dar al-Ilm) in Cairo ⓘ
placeOfBirth Cairo ⓘ
Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
placeOfDisappearance near Cairo ⓘ
predecessor al-Aziz Billah ⓘ
linked to: al-ʿAzīz Billāh
region Middle East ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
regnalName al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah ⓘ
reignEnd 1021 ⓘ
reignStart 996 ⓘ
religion Isma'ili Shia Islam ⓘ
linked to: Ismaili Shia
roleInDruzeFaith central figure in Druze origins ⓘ
considered a manifestation of God by some Druze founders ⓘ
sourceOfControversy claims of divinity promoted by some followers ⓘ
persecution of certain religious groups ⓘ
successor az-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah ⓘ
territoryRuled Egypt ⓘ
parts of Syria ⓘ
parts of the Hijaz including Mecca and Medina ⓘ

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