| Rasad | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | Unknown date | ||||
| Died | after 1078 Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| Consort of | Al-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah | ||||
| Children | Al-Mustansir Billah | ||||
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Rasad (Arabic: رصد, lit. 'Talisman';[1] fl. 1044–1078) was a slave concubine who, as the queen-mother of the Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir Billah, became the virtual regent of Egypt between 1044 and 1071.[2][3] The name Rasad literally means "observed".[4]
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