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Al-Aziz Billah

955 - 996

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Abu Mansur Nizar (Arabic: أبو منصور نزار, romanized: Abū Manṣūr Nizār; 10 May 955 – 14 October 996), known by his regnal name as al-Aziz Billah (Arabic: العزيز بالله, romanized: al-ʿAzīz biʾllāh, lit. 'the Mighty One through God'), was the fifth caliph of the Fatimid dynasty, from 975 to his death in 996. His reign saw the capture of Damascus and the Fatimid expansion into the Levant, which brought al-Aziz into conflict with the Byzantine emperor Basil II over control of Aleppo. During the course of this expansion, al-Aziz took into his service large numbers of Turkic and Daylamite slave-soldiers, thereby breaking the near-monopoly on Fatimid military power held until then by the Kutama Berbers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Aziz Billah is the 5,132nd most popular politician (down from 3,927th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Tunisia (down from 28th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Tunisian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Al-Aziz Billah ranks 5,132 out of 19,576. Before him are Enrico Berlinguer, Li Zongren, Adib Shishakli, Munjong of Goryeo, Bill Weld, and Hugo Banzer. After him are Seongjong of Goryeo, Bernard Tapie, Aleksander Čeferin, Bagoas, Adad-nirari II, and Ar-Rashid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 955, Al-Aziz Billah ranks 4. Before him are Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, Adalbert of Prague, and Gyeongjong of Goryeo. After him are Yaropolk I of Kiev, Arduin of Ivrea, Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia, Lutgardis of Luxemburg, and Ælfric of Eynsham. Among people deceased in 996, Al-Aziz Billah ranks 4. Before him are Hugh Capet, Pope John XV, and Richard I of Normandy. After him are Odo I, Count of Blois, Stephen Držislav of Croatia, and Herman I, Count Palatine of Lotharingia.

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In Tunisia

Among people born in Tunisia, Al-Aziz Billah ranks 36 out of 210. Before him are Hasdrubal the Boetharch (-200), Sabinianus (200), Hasdrubal the Fair (-270), Arnobius (255), Azzedine Alaïa (1935), and Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah (931). After him are Sophonisba (-300), Georges Wolinski (1934), F. R. David (1947), Al-Mansur Billah (913), Clitomachus (-187), and Hamida Djandoubi (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In Tunisia

Among politicians born in Tunisia, Al-Aziz Billah ranks 22. Before him are Mohamed Ghannouchi (1941), Hasdrubal the Boetharch (-200), Sabinianus (200), Hasdrubal the Fair (-270), Azzedine Alaïa (1935), and Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah (931). After him are Sophonisba (-300), Al-Mansur Billah (913), Hamida Djandoubi (1949), Maharbal (-245), Salvius Julianus (115), and Muhammad VIII al-Amin (1881).

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