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Fatimid Caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah passed away

On this day, 13 February 1021 CE, Abu Ali Manṣur, better known by his regnal name al-Ḥakim bi-Amr Allah died Mokattam , Fatimid Egypt . He was the 16th Ismaili imam and the sixth caliph of the Fatimids (996–1021). Al-Hakim is a prominent figure among a variety of Shia Ismaili sects, including the 15 million Nizaris and 1–2 million Musta'lis throughout…