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Al-Mu'izz ibn Badis
Mansuriya (Kairouan), Tunisia
Archival Overview
Grand Zirid Sultan of Ifriqiya who reigned for forty-six years from Kairouan and Mahdia, authored treatises on the art of the book, and declared religious independence from the Fatimids in 1048.
Biographical Record
Al-Mu'izz ibn Badis was the fourth ruler of the Sanhaja Zirid dynasty. Educated in chemistry, calligraphy, and poetry, he was an accomplished intellectual who authored 'Umdat al-Kuttab', the most famous medieval Arabic treatise on inks, bookbinding, and paper manufacture.
In 1048 CE, yielding to the Sunni Maliki scholars of Kairouan, Al-Mu'izz took the momentous step of abolishing Fatimid Shi'ite suzerainty and recognizing the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad. In retaliation, the Fatimids unleashed the nomadic Banu Hilal tribes into the Maghreb, forcing Al-Mu'izz to move his capital to the fortified coastal peninsula of Mahdia.
Key Life Milestones
Authorship of Umdat al-Kuttab
Penned the seminal scientific manual on the arts of book illumination, ink manufacture, and binding.
Authorship of Umdat al-Kuttab
Penned the seminal scientific manual on the arts of book illumination, ink manufacture, and binding.
Authorship of Umdat al-Kuttab
Penned the seminal scientific manual on the arts of book illumination, ink manufacture, and binding.
Declaration of Sunni Sovereignty in Kairouan
Formally severed ties with the Fatimid Caliphate of Cairo, reestablishing Maliki Sunni supremacy in Ifriqiya.
Declaration of Sunni Sovereignty in Kairouan
Formally severed ties with the Fatimid Caliphate of Cairo, reestablishing Maliki Sunni supremacy in Ifriqiya.
Declaration of Sunni Sovereignty in Kairouan
Formally severed ties with the Fatimid Caliphate of Cairo, reestablishing Maliki Sunni supremacy in Ifriqiya.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialMahdia, Tunisia