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al-Mustali

Type Figure Region Egypt Time 1074–1101 Also known as Fatimid al-Mustali

al-Mustali (1074–1101) was the nineteenth Fatimid caliph, reigning 1094–1101 from Cairo;…

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  1. 1074–1094Cairo · Egyptal-Mustali was a son of Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir, raised in the Cairo court with Ismaili religious education. He succeeded on his father's death in 1094.
  2. 1094–1101Cairo · EgyptDuring his seven-year reign, al-Mustali faced a succession challenge from his brother Nizar, splitting the Ismailis into Mustali and Nizari factions. In the 1090s vizier al-Afdal monopolized power, reducing the caliph to a figurehead. al-Mustali died in 1101 and the Fatimid Caliphate entered decline.

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