al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh
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al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh was a 10th-century Fatimid caliph best known for expanding his dynasty’s rule into Egypt and founding Cairo as its new capital.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh canonical | 6 |
| Caliph Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah | 1 |
| Fatimid Caliph al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1127212 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh Context triple: [Fatimid Caliphate, notableCaliph, al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh]
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al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah was an 11th-century Fatimid caliph in Egypt whose eccentric rule and deification by some followers made him a central, controversial figure in the origins of the Druze faith.
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B.
Al-Mansur
Al-Mansur was the second Abbasid caliph who consolidated the Abbasid dynasty’s power and established Baghdad as its capital, making it a major political and cultural center of the Islamic world.
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Baibars
Baibars was a 13th-century Mamluk sultan of Egypt and Syria renowned for his military campaigns against the Crusader states and the Mongols, which solidified Mamluk power in the region.
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D.
al-Musta'sim
Al-Musta'sim was the last Abbasid caliph in Baghdad, whose defeat and death during the Mongol sack of the city in 1258 marked the end of the classical Abbasid Caliphate.
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E.
Ismail Pasha
Ismail Pasha was the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan in the late 19th century, known for his ambitious modernization efforts and heavy foreign debts that led to increased European control over Egypt.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh Target entity description: al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh was a 10th-century Fatimid caliph best known for expanding his dynasty’s rule into Egypt and founding Cairo as its new capital.
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A.
al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah was an 11th-century Fatimid caliph in Egypt whose eccentric rule and deification by some followers made him a central, controversial figure in the origins of the Druze faith.
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B.
Al-Mansur
Al-Mansur was the second Abbasid caliph who consolidated the Abbasid dynasty’s power and established Baghdad as its capital, making it a major political and cultural center of the Islamic world.
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C.
Baibars
Baibars was a 13th-century Mamluk sultan of Egypt and Syria renowned for his military campaigns against the Crusader states and the Mongols, which solidified Mamluk power in the region.
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D.
al-Musta'sim
Al-Musta'sim was the last Abbasid caliph in Baghdad, whose defeat and death during the Mongol sack of the city in 1258 marked the end of the classical Abbasid Caliphate.
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E.
Ismail Pasha
Ismail Pasha was the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan in the late 19th century, known for his ambitious modernization efforts and heavy foreign debts that led to increased European control over Egypt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
10th-century monarch
ⓘ
Fatimid caliph ⓘ Muslim ruler ⓘ |
| associatedWith | foundation of al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 932 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cairo (relocated remains according to tradition) ⓘ |
| caliphalOrder | 4th Fatimid caliph ⓘ |
| caliphate | Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ |
| capitalCityDuringReign |
Cairo
ⓘ
al-Mahdiyya ⓘ |
| conqueredThroughGeneral | Egypt ⓘ |
| conquestOfEgypt | 969 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 975 ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Fatimid Caliphate
ⓘ
surface form:
Fatimid dynasty
|
| era | 10th century ⓘ |
| expandedRuleTo |
Egypt
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Ifriqiya
Sicily ⓘ |
| father | al-Mansur bi-Nasr Allah ⓘ |
| founded | Cairo ⓘ |
| givenName | Maʿadd ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expansion of Fatimid rule into Egypt
ⓘ
founding Cairo ⓘ patronage of learning and culture ⓘ strengthening Fatimid administration ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Arabic ⓘ |
| madeCapital | Cairo ⓘ |
| movedCapitalFrom | al-Mahdiyya ⓘ |
| movedCapitalTo | Cairo ⓘ |
| opponent | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| patronOf | Ismaʿili missionary activity (daʿwa) ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Caliph of the Fatimid Caliphate
ⓘ
Imam of the Ismaʿili Shia ⓘ |
| predecessor | al-Mansur bi-Nasr Allah ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Egypt
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Maghreb
|
| regnalName | al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh self-link ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 975 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 953 ⓘ |
| religion |
Ismaili Shia
ⓘ
surface form:
Ismaʿili Shia Islam
|
| seatOfPowerBeforeEgypt |
al-Mahdiyya
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Mahdiyya in Ifriqiya
|
| sentGeneral | Jawhar al-Siqilli ⓘ |
| successor |
al-ʿAzīz Billāh
ⓘ
surface form:
al-ʿAzīz bi-llāh
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| territoryRuled |
Egypt
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ parts of the Levant ⓘ |
| title |
Amir al-Mu’minin
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surface form:
Amir al-Muʾminin
Imam ⓘ |
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Subject: al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh Description of subject: al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh was a 10th-century Fatimid caliph best known for expanding his dynasty’s rule into Egypt and founding Cairo as its new capital.
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