Nizar ibn al-Mustansir

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title: Nizar ibn al-Mustansir
text: Abu Mansur Nizar ibn al-Mustansir was a Fatimid prince, and the oldest son of the eighth Fatimid caliph and eighteenth Isma'ili imam, al-Mustansir. When his father died in December 1094, the powerful vizier, al-Afdal Shahanshah, raised Nizar's younger brother al-Musta'li to the throne in Cairo, bypassing the claims of Nizar and other older sons of al-Mustansir. Nizar escaped Cairo, rebelled and seized Alexandria, where he reigned as caliph with the regnal name al-Mustafa li-Din Allah. In late 10
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description: Fatimid prince and Nizari imam (1045–1095)
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date created: 2007-04-21T10:58:55Z
date modified: 2024-09-14T01:58:35Z
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