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Al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah

Type Figure Region North Africa Time 893–946 Also known as al-Qa'im

The second Fatimid caliph (r. 934–946), born in North Africa in 893. After Mansur bi-Amr Allah he consolidated Fatimid roots in the Maghreb, resistin…

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  1. 893–934Mahdia · TunisiaBorn in the Fatimid North African base, son of Mansur bi-Amr Allah. He grew up in the Shia state founded by his father and received Ismaili religious and military training.
  2. 934–946Mahdia · TunisiaAfter acceding in 934 he consolidated control over the Tunisian coast and the Maghreb core, continuing to rule from Mahdia, dealing externally with the Abbasids and local Berber powers, laying the political and military foundation for the subsequent conquest of Egypt.

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