Sahib al-bab, the Glossary
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
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).
- Government of the Fatimid Caliphate
- Military history of the Fatimid Caliphate
- 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.
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.
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.
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
- Amir al-hajj
- Fatimid caliphs
- Kura (administrative division)
- Muhtasib
- Sahib al-bab
- Sharifate of Mecca
- Sharifate of Medina
- Vizier (Fatimid Caliphate)
- Wali al-Ahd
- Wasita (title)
Military history of the Fatimid Caliphate
- Ahdath
- Atsiz ibn Uwaq
- Byzantine–Arab wars (780–1180)
- Fatimid conquest of Egypt
- Fatimid invasion of Egypt (914–915)
- Fatimid invasion of Egypt (919–921)
- Hujariyya (Fatimid Caliphate)
- Kutama
- Mamluk
- Sahib al-bab
Titles in Egypt
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahib_al-bab
Also known as Wazir al-saghir.