Rise of Abbas ibn Abi'l-Futuh, Ayyubid Vizier

Name: Rise of Abbas ibn Abi'l-Futuh, Ayyubid Vizier
Start: 1153
End: 1154

Type Event Region Egypt Time 1153–1154

In 1153–1154, Zirid prince Abbas ibn Abi'l-Futuh seized power in Fatimid Egypt through a coup, murdering his stepfather the vizier Adil ibn Salih, th…

Timeline

1153Cairo · CairoOrdered to relieve crusader-sieged Ascalon, Abbas instead returned to Cairo, murdered his stepfather, Vizier Adil ibn Salih, and declared himself Fatimid vizier; Ascalon subsequently fell.
1154Egypt · EgyptIn April 1154 Abbas murdered Caliph al-Zafir and installed the child al-Fa'iz; Talai ibn Ruzzik advanced from Upper Egypt, Abbas fled toward Syria and was killed by crusaders on June 7, and his son Nasr was captured and executed.

Sources

Abbas ibn Abi al-Futuh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_ibn_Abi_al-Futuh
ABBAS b. EBÜ'l-FÜTÛH https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/abbas-b-ebul-futuh