Person1066–1121
al-Afdal Shahanshah
Son of Badr al-Jamali and his successor as Fatimid vizier and military ruler of Egypt (1094–1121). On al-Mustansir's death he raised the younger son al-Musta'li to the throne instead of Nizar; in 1098 he took Jerusalem from the Turks, only to lose it to the crusaders the next year and to be defeated by them at Ascalon in August 1099.
- Dates
- 1066 – 11 December 1121
- Events
- 2 events
- Regions
- Middle East and Egypt
- In the threads
- Middle East and Egypt (11th–12th c.)
Events
- The caliphate of al-Mustansir and the ‘Mustansirite hardship’13 June 1036 – 29 December 1094 · Middle East and Egypt
- The crusaders take Jerusalem7 June – 15 July 1099 · Middle East and Egypt