Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah

[LordShiva]

He seems like a very complex historical figure. He ordered teh killing of dogs

Also, persecution of Christians increased in his time. I wonder if it had anything to do with teh general resentment towards Christians during teh Byzantine reconquests, and with teh economic downturn in Egypt making church confiscations more attractive.

Seems like a bit of a nutjob, IMO - he went around teh bazaars with his servant Mas'ud who he ordered to beat up teh merchants who cheated their customers. Or so teh fables go. It might not be true

[Heresson]

Shiva, You little *****
If You want to steal my threads, do it right. Mas'ud wasn't beating merchants, he was raping them

[LordShiva]

I must have heard a different version of teh story

Which one is true?

[Heresson]

Mine

[Zoid]

WTF is Al-Hakim whatshisname?

[Riesstiu IV]

Allah's snack bar!

[Heresson]

Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah was the sixth Fatimid caliph.
I will make a thread about him later on, which will be the summary of my master degree that I'm writing about his attitude towards christians.

[LordShiva]

Don't make a new thread, just use this one

Sorry! Teh administrator has specified that users can only post one message every 30 seconds.

[Zkribbler]

Off to the History Subforum with thee!!

[Heresson]

Don't be so cruel