al-Zahir li-I'zaz Din Allah Ali ibn al-Hakim

الظاهر لإعزاز دين الله علي بن الحاكم

Ali ibn al-Hakim, seventh Ubaydid caliph as al-Zahir li-I'zaz Din Allah; his rule weakened — Aleppo and most of Syria lost — and he died in 428, succeeded by his seven-year-old son al-Mustansir 1.

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Al-Zahir li-I'zaz Din Allah Ali ibn al-Hakim, the seventh of the Fatimid rulers in al-Suyuti's count, who calls the state "Ubaydid". He succeeded his father, who was killed at Hulwan in 411 AH, and was titled al-Zahir li-I'zaz Din Allah. 2

Al-Suyuti says that their state weakened in his days, and Aleppo and most of Syria left them. He died in 428 AH, and his son al-Mustansir Ma'add, aged seven, was set up. 2

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The Death of al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah and His Sister's Concealment, 411

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al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah Mansur ibn al-Aziz· Ibn Dawwas· Sitt al-Mulk· Mount al-Muqattam· The Death of al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah and His Sister's Concealment, 411

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  1. Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 639,644
  2. Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p.639,644
  • al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi
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