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" al-Afḍal b. Badr al-Jamālī - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Walker, Paul E.
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English
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1059942
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ALei339
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Walker, Paul E.
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al-Afḍal b. Badr al-Jamālī - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Walker, Paul E.
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Leiden: Brill
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Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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(1,683 words)
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Al-Afḍal b. Badr al-Jamālī , Abū l-Qāsim Shāhinshāh (458–515/1066–1121), was the military wazīr (amīr al-juyūsh) for three successive Fāṭimid caliphs, from 487/1094 until his assassination in 515/1121. Born at ʿAkkā (Acre) in 458/1066, he moved to Egypt in 466/1074 when his father, Badr, was given virtually dictatorial powers over what remained of the Fāṭimid empire. Twenty years later, in 487/1094, the father died, still holding that position. A senior commander of Badr’s attempted to seize power, but al-
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Islam.
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ALei339.pdf
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