At a glance
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Review
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Life in time
Summary
Badr al-Jamali, amir al-juyush; an Armenian by birth bought by Jamal al-Dawla Ibn 'Ammar, raised as his slave and advanced by his master; al-Mustansir of Egypt appointed him his deputy at Tyre — some say Acre. 1
His coming and monuments
When al-Mustansir's state weakened he summoned him; he braved the winter sea and reached Cairo on the eve of Wednesday, two nights left of Jumada II 466, was given the direction of affairs — and the state stood upright at his coming. He was vizier of sword and pen, over the chief judgeship and the da'is; he built the mosque at the Alexandrian port in the perfumers' market and the Mashhad al-Ra's at Ascalon. 1
Sources
- Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali
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islam.museum contributors. “Badr al-Jamali”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/badr-al-jamali/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.