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Accession of Fatimid Caliph al-Zahir
After al-Hakim disappeared in 1021, the sixteen-year-old Ali al-Zahir bi-Amr Allah succeeded as the seventh Fatimid caliph in Cairo.
Timeline
- 1021Cairo · CairoAli, al-Hakim's son, was proclaimed caliph in the Cairo court, taking the title al-Zahir bi-Amr Allah; due to his youth he was assisted by a regency group.
- 1021Cairo · CairoSitt al-Mulk served as regent in her capacity as the caliph's sister, while Vizier al-Jarjarayi and the eunuch al-Barghwan divided administrative and court affairs between them, forming a power-sharing arrangement under a child ruler.
Sources
- Founder of Cairo: The Fatimid Caliph al-Mu'izz and the Shaping of an Empire — Paul E. Walker (2018)
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition: al-Ẓāhir bi-Amr Allāh — M. Canard (2002) https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/