LEADER 02432nam 2200565Ia 450 001 9910458809603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-61797-020-4 010 $a1-936190-33-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000011133 035 $a(EBL)3114748 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000483160 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11310851 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000483160 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10529092 035 $a(PQKB)10090624 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000035573 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3114748 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3114748 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10409559 035 $a(OCoLC)922965402 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000011133 100 $a20090912d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCaliph of Cairo$b[electronic resource] $eAl-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, 996-1021 /$fPaul E. Walker 210 $aCairo ;$aNew York $cAmerican University in Cairo Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (335 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a977-416-328-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [309]-316) and index. 327 $a""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""1 Writing the Biography of an Enigma""; ""2 The Father, the Dynasty, Childhood and Regency""; ""3 al- Maqrizia???s Chronicle of the Middle Years""; ""4 The Institutions of His Rule""; ""5 Friends and Rebels""; ""6 Social Reform and Legislation""; ""7 Foreign Affairs""; ""8 The Final Seven Years""; ""9 Afterlife and Epilogue""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" 330 8 $aOne night in the year 411/1021, the powerful ruler of Fatimid Cairo, al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, rode out of the southern gates of his city and was never seen again. Was the caliph murdered, or could he have decided to abandon his royal life, wandering off to live alone and anonymous? Walker offers an engaging biography of this fascinating individual. 606 $aFatimites 607 $aEgypt$xHistory$y640-1250 607 $aEgypt$xKings and rulers$vBiography 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFatimites. 676 $a962.02092 700 $aWalker$b Paul Ernest$f1941-$0880198 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458809603321 996 $aCaliph of Cairo$91965316 997 $aUNINA