Imam al-Mustansir Billah

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Imam
Ismaili Imam
gptkbp:birthDate 1029
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Abu_Tamim_Ma'ad_al-Mustansir_Billah
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Cairo
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Cairo
gptkbp:children gptkb:al-Musta'li
gptkb:Nizar
gptkbp:deathDate 1094
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Fatimid
gptkbp:era Medieval Islamic period
gptkbp:father gptkb:Ali_az-Zahir
gptkbp:house gptkb:Fatimid
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Imam al-Mustansir Billah
gptkbp:mother Rasad
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Expansion_of_Al-Azhar_Mosque
Al-Mustansiriya Madrasa (Baghdad, later named after him)
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Famine_of_1065–1072_in_Egypt
Longest reigning Fatimid caliph
Reign marked by famine and civil strife
His death led to the Nizari–Musta'li schism in Ismailism
Faced Banu Hilal invasions in North Africa
Faced Seljuk invasions
Patron of learning and culture
Split of Ismaili community after his death
Vizier Badr al-Jamali restored order in his later reign
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Ali_az-Zahir
gptkbp:reignEnd 1094
gptkbp:reignStart 1036
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Ismaili_Shia_Islam
gptkbp:successor gptkb:al-Musta'li
gptkb:Nizar
gptkbp:title gptkb:Imam-Caliph
gptkb:al-Mustansir_Billah
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ismailism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6