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Sahib al-bab, the Glossary

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The (master of the gate), also known as the (the lesser vizier), was one of the most senior offices of the Fatimid Caliphate in the 12th century.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 13 relations: Abu'l-Fath Yanis, Al-Afdal Shahanshah, Chamberlain (office), Dirgham, Fatimid Caliphate, Fatimid Great Palaces, Ibn al-Tuwayr, Ispahsalar, Majordomo, Mazalim, Ridwan ibn Walakhshi, Saqaliba, Vizier (Fatimid Caliphate).

  2. Government of the Fatimid Caliphate
  3. Military history of the Fatimid Caliphate
  4. Titles in Egypt

Abu'l-Fath Yanis

Abu'-Fatḥ Nāṣir (or Amīr) al-Juyūsh Sayf al-Islām Sharaf al-Islām Yānis al-Rūmī al-Armanī al-Ḥāfiẓī, commonly simply known by his given name Yānis (i.e., John), was an Armenian military slave who served as vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate for nine months in 1131–1132.

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Al-Afdal Shahanshah

Al-Afdal Shahanshah (al-Afḍal Shāhanshāh; Lavendalius/Elafdalio; 1066 – 11 December 1121), born Abu al-Qasim Shahanshah bin Badr al-Jamali, was a vizier of the Fatimid caliphs of Egypt.

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Chamberlain (office)

A chamberlain (Medieval Latin: cambellanus or cambrerius, with charge of treasury camerarius) is a senior royal official in charge of managing a royal household.

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Dirgham

Abu'l-Ashbāl al-Ḍirghām ibn ʿĀmir ibn Sawwār al-Lukhamī was an Arab military commander in the service of the Fatimid Caliphate.

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Fatimid Caliphate

The Fatimid Caliphate or Fatimid Empire (al-Khilāfa al-Fāṭimiyya) was a caliphate extant from the tenth to the twelfth centuries CE under the rule of the Fatimids, an Isma'ili Shia dynasty.

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Fatimid Great Palaces

The Great Palaces of the Fatimid Caliphs (or Great Fatimid Palaces, among other name variants) were a vast and lavish palace complex built in the late 10th century in Cairo, Egypt, to house the Fatimid caliphs, their households, and the administration of their state.

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Ibn al-Tuwayr

Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Salām ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ṭuwayr al-Qaysarānī al-Miṣrī (1130–1220) was an Egyptian official and historian.

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Ispahsalar

(اسپهسالار) or (سپهسالار), in Arabic rendered as (إسفهسلار) or (إصبهسلار), was a title used in much of the Islamic world during the 10th–15th centuries, to denote the senior-most military commanders, but also as a generic general officer rank.

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Majordomo

A majordomo is a person who speaks, makes arrangements, or takes charge for another.

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Mazalim

Al-Maẓālim (injustices, grievances) were an ancient pre-Islamic institution that was adopted by the Abbasid Caliphate in the eighth century CE.

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Ridwan ibn Walakhshi

Ridwan ibn Walakhshi (رضوان بن ولخشي.) was the vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate in 1137–1139, under Caliph al-Hafiz li-Din Allah.

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Saqaliba

Saqaliba (ṣaqāliba, singular ṣaqlabī) is a term used in medieval Arabic sources to refer to Slavs, and other peoples of Central, Southern, and Eastern Europe.

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Vizier (Fatimid Caliphate)

The vizier (wazīr) was the senior minister of the Fatimid Caliphate for most of the Egyptian period of its existence. Sahib al-bab and vizier (Fatimid Caliphate) are Government of the Fatimid Caliphate and titles in Egypt.

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See also

Government of the Fatimid Caliphate

Military history of the Fatimid Caliphate

Titles in Egypt

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahib_al-bab

Also known as Wazir al-saghir.