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You sign the caliph's guarantee - and lose the power to accuse
A powerful vizier convinces the caliph to sign a document that makes him untouchable, but the vizier's own creation becomes his undoing in the Fatimid Caliphate.
You sign the caliph's guarantee - and lose the power to accuse
This episode explores the story of al-Ma'mun al-Bata'ihi, a trusted administrator in the Fatimid Caliphate, and the unexpected consequences of a document he orchestrated. How did a man who did everything right become trapped by his own design?
Person: al-Ma'mun al-Bata'ihi
Date: 1122 CE
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Political Entity: Fatimid Caliphate
Role: Vizier
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