Imam al-Mustansir

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Imam
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Cairo
gptkbp:birthYear 1029
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Cairo
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Cairo
gptkbp:children gptkb:al-Musta'li
gptkb:Nizar
gptkb:Abdallah
other sons and daughters
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cairo
gptkbp:deathYear 1094
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Fatimid
gptkbp:era Medieval Islamic period
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Arab
gptkbp:father gptkb:Ali_az-Zahir
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Abu_Tamim_Ma'ad_al-Mustansir_Billah
gptkbp:house gptkb:Fatimid
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Imam al-Mustansir
gptkbp:knownFor Construction of Al-Mustansiriya Madrasa (Baghdad, later period named after him)
Patronage of learning and arts
gptkbp:mother Rasad
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Great_famine_in_Egypt_(1065–1072)
Reign marked by famine and civil strife
Breakdown of central authority in later years
Longest reigning Fatimid Caliph
Loss of Fatimid control over parts of the empire
Rise of Seljuk power during his reign
Schism in Isma'ili community after his death
Split between Nizari and Musta'li Isma'ilis after his death
gptkbp:notableVizier gptkb:Badr_al-Jamali
gptkb:al-Afdal_Shahanshah
gptkb:al-Yazuri
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Ali_az-Zahir
gptkbp:reignEnd 1094
gptkbp:reignStart 1036
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Isma'ili_Shia_Islam
gptkbp:spouse unknown
gptkbp:successor gptkb:al-Musta'li
gptkb:Nizar
gptkbp:title gptkb:8th_Isma'ili_Imam
18th Fatimid Imam
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Isma'ilism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5