Ibn Killis - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Ibn Killis - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Walker, Paul E.

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1062103
Doc. NO	:	ALei2500
Main Entry	:	Walker, Paul E.
Title & Author	:	Ibn Killis - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Walker, Paul E.
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(1,329 words)
Abstract	:	Abū l-Faraj Yaʿqūb, Ibn Killis (318–80/930–91) was wazīr to the Fāṭimid caliph al-ʿAzīz (r. 365–86/975–96), the first to hold that position under the Fāṭimids. Ibn Killis was born Jewish in Baghdad. He and his father eventually moved to Syria, where he gained some prominence as a merchant’s agent before continuing to Egypt, where he entered government service and, having attracted the notice and trust of its ruler Kāfūr (r. 355–7/966–8), rose eventually to a position of power and
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei2500.pdf