al-Malik al-Afdal Shahanshah
الملك الأفضل شاهنشاه
c. 1066 CE · 458 AH – 1121 CE · 515 AH
Al-Afdal Shahanshah b. Badr al-Jamali (k. 515) — Fatimid vizier who installed al-Musta'li then al-Amir; restrained the caliph until al-Amir had him cut down; killed at Ramadan's close 1.
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At a glance
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
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- Participated in
- خروج نزار بن المستنصر بالإسكندرية وقمعه سنة 495
People and things also explored
نزار بن المستنصر صاحب الدعوة النزارية· Alexandria· خروج نزار بن المستنصر بالإسكندرية وقمعه سنة 495
Sources
- Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali
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