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Al-Hafiz was the eleventh caliph of the Fatimids from 1132 to his death in 1149 (al-Hafiz dinar pictured). He rose to power as regent after his cousin, al-Amir, died in 1130 leaving an infant son. The army seized power, imprisoning al-Hafiz, but he was freed a year later. In 1132, he proclaimed himself caliph. Many Isma'ili followers abroad refused to recognize him and even in Egypt there were uprisings throughout his reign, but little foreign aggression. He tried to restrain his over-mighty viziers, with mixed success. He was repeatedly forced to give way to the demands of various military factions, and ultimately was unable to halt the evolution of the vizierate into a de facto sultanate, independent of the caliph. From 1139 until his death he ruled without a vizier, entrusting the administration to a succession of secretaries. His successors would be reduced to puppets at the hands of powerful viziers, until the end of the Fatimid Caliphate in 1171.

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Hi and congratulations. A draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits from you or from anyone else interested are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:16, 15 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi, thanks a lot. A few tweaks and some rewording, at 1001 characters:
 * Al-Hafiz was the eleventh caliph of the Fatimids from 1132 to his death in 1149 (al-Hafiz dinar pictured). He rose to power as regent after his cousin, al-Amir, was killed in 1130 leaving an infant son. The army seized power, imprisoning al-Hafiz, but he was freed a year later. In 1132, he proclaimed himself caliph and imam. Many Isma'ili followers abroad refused to recognize him as imam, breaking away as the Tayyibi sect. Even in Egypt there were uprisings throughout his reign, but little foreign aggression. He tried to restrain his over-mighty viziers, with mixed success. He was repeatedly forced to give way to the demands of various military factions, and although for the last decade of his reign he ruled without a vizier, he was ultimately unable to halt the evolution of the vizierate into a de facto sultanate, independent of the caliph. His successors would be reduced to puppets at the hands of powerful viziers, until the end of the Fatimid Caliphate in 1171.
 * Cheers, Constantine  ✍  18:28, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
 * , Looks good to me. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:30, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
 * , Looks good to me. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:30, 15 August 2020 (UTC)