The Ruler by God’s Command
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The Ruler by God’s Command is the English rendering of the regnal title of the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, emphasizing his claim to divinely sanctioned authority.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Ruler by God’s Command canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English rendering of Arabic title
ⓘ
regnal title ⓘ royal style ⓘ |
| associatedBranchOfIslam |
Ismaili Shia
ⓘ
surface form:
Ismaʻili Shiʻa
|
| associatedDynasty | Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| category |
Caliphal titles
ⓘ
Islamic honorific titles ⓘ |
| claimsAuthorityFrom | God ⓘ |
| connotation | divinely sanctioned authority ⓘ |
| denotes | Fatimid caliph ⓘ |
| emphasizes | claim to rule by God’s command ⓘ |
| era | medieval Islamic period ⓘ |
| geographicalAssociation |
Cairo
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
North Africa ⓘ |
| governmentalContext | theocratic monarchy ⓘ |
| ideologicalAssociation | Fatimid Ismaʻili doctrine ⓘ |
| implies | divine right to rule ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| originalTitleInArabic |
al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh
|
| politicalFunction | legitimization of sovereignty ⓘ |
| refersTo | al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | expression of divine mandate ⓘ |
| titleHolderRole |
caliph
ⓘ
imam ⓘ |
| titleType | caliphal title ⓘ |
| usedBy | al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah ⓘ |
| usedIn | historiography of the Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ |
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