Ibn Masal
Najm al-Din Abu'l-Fath Salim/Sulayman ibn Muhammad al-Lukki al-Maghribi (
Life
His
When al-Hafiz died in October 1149, his 16-year-old son al-Zafir succeeded him.[3] Al-Zafir, who was more interested in the pleasures of the court than exercising governance, appointed Ibn Masal, despite the latter's advanced age, as his vizier.[1] Ibn Masal received the customary titles of the Fatimid viziers, al-Sayyid al-ʿAjal ("most noble master"), Amīr al-Juyūsh ("commander of the armies"), and al-Mufaḍḍal ("the preferred one") or al-Afḍal ("most superior one").[1] He was quickly successful in calming the quarrels between the Turkish cavalry (Rayḥānī) and the black military slaves by distributing money and promising to take care of their future welfare.[1][3]
He was soon after confronted with the rebellion of the governor of
His vizierate had lasted only about 50 days.[1] This was the last time a Fatimid caliph would exercise that right, as with Ibn al-Sallar's coup the vizierate became the object of fierce contest between rival strongmen, and the last Fatimid caliphs were reduced to mere figureheads.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Canard 1971, p. 868.
- ^ Daftary 2007, p. 249.
- ^ a b c d Bianquis 2002, p. 382.
- ^ a b Al-Imad 2015.
- ^ Daftary 2007, pp. 249–252.
Sources
- al-Imad, Leila S. (1990). The Fatimid Vizierate (979-1172). Berlin: Klaus Schwarz Verlag. ISBN 3-922968-82-1.
- Al-Imad, Leila S. (2015). "al-ʿĀdil b. al-Sallār". In Fleet, Kate; ISSN 1873-9830.
- ISBN 978-90-04-12756-2.
- OCLC 495469525.
- ISBN 978-0-521-61636-2.
- ISBN 978-3-406-66163-1.
