Yaʿqub ibn Killis
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Yaʿqub ibn Killis was a prominent 10th-century statesman and financial administrator who became the first vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate in Egypt and played a key role in organizing its bureaucracy and economy.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fatimid official
ⓘ
courtier ⓘ financial administrator ⓘ statesman ⓘ vizier ⓘ |
| activity |
bureaucratic reform
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court politics ⓘ tax administration ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Abū’l-Faraj Yaʿqūb ibn Yūsuf ibn Killis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Abbasid Caliphate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | circa 930 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedFromReligion | Judaism ⓘ |
| convertedToReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfService | Fatimid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| courtRank | chief minister ⓘ |
| deathDate | 991 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Cairo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fatimid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Fatimid Caliphate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh NERFINISHED ⓘ al-ʿAzīz bi’llāh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 10th century ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Jewish ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
great personal wealth
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influence over Fatimid succession politics ⓘ patronage of scholars and poets ⓘ |
| name | Yaʿqub ibn Killis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate in Egypt
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centralizing fiscal control under the vizierate ⓘ organizing the Fatimid bureaucracy in Egypt ⓘ reforming the financial administration of the Fatimid state ⓘ strengthening the Fatimid economy in Egypt ⓘ |
| office |
vizier of al-ʿAzīz bi’llāh
ⓘ
vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | Fatimid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByInOffice | office of vizier created for him ⓘ |
| previousEmployer | Ikhshidid administration in Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ifriqiya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence |
Cairo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fustat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-ʿAzīz bi’llāh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | ʿĪsā ibn Nasṭūrus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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