Fatimid al-Hakim's Legacy and the Aftermath of His Religious Policies

Timeline

1. 1021Cairo · CairoCaliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah disappeared at night in the Mokattam mountains; the court officially declared him killed, and the Fatimid court fell into a succession and regency crisis.
2. 1021Egypt · EgyptThe regency revoked the discriminatory decrees against Christians and Jews enacted under al-Hakim, allowed the repair of some destroyed religious buildings, and eased the previously intense atmosphere of religious conflict.
3. 1021Cairo · CairoThe deification propaganda and extreme religious experiments promoted by al-Hakim during his lifetime were partly abolished, but his image continued to be venerated in sects such as the Druze, forming a long-term influence of the Fatimid religious legacy.