Al-Mansur Billah

al-Mansur Billah
المنصور بالله
Gold dinar of al-Mansur, minted at his new capital, al-Mansuriya, in 949/50
ImamCaliph of the Fatimid Caliphate
Reign17 May 946 – 18 March 953
Predecessoral-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah
Successoral-Mu'izz li-Din Allah
BornJanuary 914
Raqqada, Fatimid caliphate
Died18 March 953 (aged 39)
Issueal-Mu'izz li-Din Allah
Names
Kunya: Abu Tahir
Given name: Isma'il
Laqab: al-Mansur Billah
DynastyFatimid
Fatheral-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah
MotherKarima
ReligionIsma'ili Shia Islam

Abu Tahir Isma'il (Arabic: أبو طاهر إسماعيل, romanizedAbū Ṭāhir ʾIsmāʿīl; January 914 – 18 March 953), better known by his regnal name al-Mansur Billah (Arabic: المنصور بالله, romanizedal-Manṣūr biʾllāh, lit.'The Victor through God'), was the third caliph of the Fatimid Caliphate in Ifriqiya, ruling from 946 until his death. He presided over a period of crisis, having to confront the large-scale Kharijite rebellion of Abu Yazid. He succeeded in suppressing the revolt and restoring the stability of the Fatimid regime.


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