List of Fatimid caliphs

This is a list of caliphs of the Fatimid Caliphate (909–1171).

List of caliphs

#	Coin	Kunya	Given name	Laqab (Regnal name)	Birth	Death
1		Abu Muhammad أبو محمد	Ubayd Allah عبيد الله	Al-Mahdi Billah المهدي 909–934	873	4 March 934
2		Abul-Qasim ابو القاسم	Muhammad محمد	Al-Qa'im Bi-Amrillah القائم بأمر الله 934–946	893 Salamiya, Syria	17 May 946
3		Abu Tahir أبو طاهر	Ismail اسماعیل	Al-Mansur Billah المنصور بالله 946–953	913 Raqqada	19 March 953
4		Abu Tamim أبو تميم	Ma'ad معد	Al-Mu'izz Li-Dinillah المعز لدين الله 953–975	26 September 931	19 December 975
5		Abu Mansur أبو منصور	Nizar نزار	Al-Aziz Billah العزيز بالله 975–996	10 May 955[1]	14 October 996[2]
6		Abu Ali أبو علي	Mansur منصور	Al-Hakim Bi-Amrillah الحاكم بأمر الله 996–1021	3 Rābi‘u l-Awwal 985	13 February 1021 (?)
7		Abul-Hasan ابو الحسن	Ali علي	Az-Zahir Li-L'zaz Dinillah الظاهر لإعزاز دين الله 1021–1036	20 June 1005	13 June 1036
8		Abu Tamim أبو تميم	Ma'ad معد	Al-Mustansir Billah المستنصر بالله 1036–1094	2 July 1029[3] Cairo	10 January 1094[4]

At this point there was a dispute in the succession. The Mustaali cause, given below, was successful in gaining the caliphate, but the Nizari line continued and continues to have many supporters as the legitimate imamate.

#	Coin	Kunya	Given name	Laqab (Regnal name)	Birth	Death
9		Abul-Qasim ابو القاسم	Ahmad أحمد	Al-Musta'li Billah المستعلي بالله 1094–1101	16 September 1074 Cairo	12 December 1101
10		Abu Ali أبو علي	Mansur منصور	Al-Amir Bi-Ahkamillah الآمر بأحكام الله 1101–1130	31 December 1096	8 October 1130
11		Abul-Maymun أبو الميمون	Abdul Majeed عبد المجيد	Al-Hafiz Li-Dinillah الحافظ لدين الله 1130–1149	1076	8/9 October 1149
12		Abu Mansur أبو منصور	Ismail اسماعیل	Az-Zafir Bi-Dinillah الظافر بدين الله 1149–1154	February 1133	March 1154
13		Abul-Qasim ابو القاسم	Isa عيسى	Al-Faiz Bi-Dinillah الفائز بدين الله 1154–1160	1149	23 July 1160
14		Abu Muhammad أبو محمد	Abdullah عبدالله	Al-Azid Li-Dinillah العاضد لدين الله 1160–1171	16 May 1151	13 September 1171

See also

• List of Caliphs
• List of rulers of Egypt
• List of Ismaili imams

References

1. al-ʿAzīz Encyclopædia Britannica
2. al-ʿAzīz Encyclopædia Britannica
3. al-Mustanṣir Encyclopædia Britannica
4. al-Mustanṣir Encyclopædia Britannica