Daoud ibn al-Adid
Abu Suleiman Daoud ibn al-Adid ( Arabic أبو سليمان داود بن العاضد لدين الله ،, DMG Abū Sulaimān Dāwūd ibn al-ʿĀḍid ; † 1207 or 1218) was a pretender of the Fatimid dynasty in Egypt at the end of the 12th century and also an imam of the Shia of the Hafizi Ismailis .
Daoud was the eldest son of the last caliph from the Fatimid dynasty al-Adid , after whose death in 1171 the Sunni vizier Salah ad-Din (Saladin) Yusuf declared the Shiite caliphate in Egypt to be over and assumed sole rule as sultan. In the summer of 1173, loyal supporters of the Fatimids organized a conspiracy in Cairo against the new ruler , which worked towards the elimination of the sultan and the restoration of the old dynasty. Support for this project was also requested from King Amalrich I of Jerusalem , among others . Daoud, who at that time was still a child and was living under house arrest, was regarded by them as the rightful heir to the throne (walī al-ʿahd) and was given the throne name al-Ḥāmid liʾllāh ("who praises God"). But on the question of the occupation of the future viziero there was a dispute among the conspirators, so that Saladin could expose the conspiracy on March 31, 1174 and punish the ringleaders. A simultaneous uprising of troops in Upper Egypt was put down on September 7, 1174.
Daoud spent the rest of his life in fortress detention. Although he lived this in isolation, he had succeeded in fathering a son who was recognized as their imam by the shrinking Shia of the Hafizi Ismailis in Egypt. Daoud died during the reign of Sultan al-Adil Abu Bakr I (1200–1218); Two years of death that differ from one another are recorded (604 AH / 1207 AD and 615 AH / 1218 AD).
literature
- Heinz Halm , caliphs and assassins. Egypt and the Middle East at the time of the First Crusades 1074–1171. Munich: CH Beck, 2014. pp. 295–299.
- Farhad Daftary , The Ismāʿīlīs: Their History and Doctrines. 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, 2007. pp. 253 f.
Remarks
- ↑ See Halm, p. 298, note 231; Daftary, p. 254.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| al-Adid | 25. Imam of the Hafizi Ismailis | Suleiman |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Daoud ibn al-Adid |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abu Sulayman Daoud ibn al-Adid; Abū Sulaimān Dāwūd ibn al-ʿĀḍid |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Person of Ismaili Shiite Islam |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1207 or 1218 |