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- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
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- Egypt & Nile
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Commanders: نزار بن المستنصر صاحب الدعوة النزارية
Commanders: al-Malik al-Afdal Shahanshah
Summary
In the days of the caliph al-Musta'li bi-llah, his brother Nizar, to whom the Nizari movement is traced through the fortress of Alamut, fled and entered Alexandria 1.
The revolt and its suppression
The city's people pledged allegiance to him, and its judge Ibn Ammar and its governor Aftakin supported him. Al-Afdal ibn Badr al-Jamali attacked them, and Aftakin came out to fight him and defeated him. Al-Afdal then attacked a second time, won, and returned to Cairo with Aftakin and Nizar. Aftakin was put to death, and Nizar was walled up alive and died 1.
Connections
- Occurred at
- Alexandria
- Had participant
- نزار بن المستنصر صاحب الدعوة النزارية· al-Malik al-Afdal Shahanshah
People and things also explored
the Alexandria rising and its recovery (25 AH)· The Great Earthquake of 180 AH· Ibn Jubayr reaches Alexandria· Abdullah al-Nadim· Abu al-Abbas al-Qurti· Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid· Ahmed Zewail· al-Mustansir bi'llah II Ahmad ibn al-Zahir
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 402
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Revolt of Nizar ibn al-Mustansir at Alexandria and Its Suppression in 495”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/nizar-rebellion-alexandria-495/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.