House of al-Mahdi

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The House of al-Mahdi was the Fatimid caliphal residence and ceremonial complex in Cairo associated with the dynasty of al-Mahdi and his successors.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf caliphal palace complex
ceremonial complex
royal residence
associatedWith Fatimid administrative elite
Fatimid caliphal household
associatedWithCaliph al-Mahdi Billah
associatedWithDynasty Fatimid dynasty
linked to: Fatimid Caliphate
capitalOf Fatimid caliphal court in Cairo
category Fatimid architecture
Palaces in Cairo
Royal residences in Egypt
country Egypt
denomination Isma'ili Shi'a Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
era Fatimid Caliphate
function caliphal residence
seat of Fatimid ceremonial life
governmentTypeServed caliphate
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
languageOfCourt Arabic
linkedTo development of Cairo as Fatimid capital
locatedIn Cairo
Egypt
namedAfter al-Mahdi
partOf Fatimid court complex in Cairo
politicalRole center of Fatimid caliphal authority in Cairo
region North Africa
religion Islam
usedBy Fatimid caliphs
linked to: Fatimid caliph
usedFor court rituals
royal audiences
state ceremonies

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al-ʿAzīz Billāh house House of al-Mahdi
az-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah house House of al-Mahdi (Fatimid)
linked to: House of al-Mahdi
al-Mansur bi-Nasr Allah house House of al-Mahdi Billah
linked to: House of al-Mahdi
al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah house House of al-Mahdi Billah
linked to: House of al-Mahdi
Yūsuf (son of al-Ḥāfiẓ li-Dīn Allāh) house House of al-Fāṭimiyyūn
linked to: House of al-Mahdi
Imam of the Ansar associatedFamily al-Mahdi family
linked to: House of al-Mahdi
Imam of the Ansar hereditaryIn al-Mahdi family
linked to: House of al-Mahdi