Badr al-Jamali

Badr al - Dschamali († 1094; Arab بدر الجمالي, DMG Badr al - Ǧamālī ) was Regent of the Fatimids ( 1071-1094 ).

Badr al - Dschamali was under Caliph al- Mustansir (1036-1094) governor of Damascus in Syria today. After the bankruptcy and the turmoil in the Fatimid empire he was equipped by al - Mustansir with extraordinary powers to bring peace to the kingdom. He was appointed Chief of the Army for chief judges and the head of the Fatimid mission organization. With his Armenian troops he intervened in 1073 in Egypt and liberated Cairo in 1074, which was two years previously occupied by Seljuks.

Until 1077, he succeeded in pacifying the country, especially the rebellious tribes were subjected and conquered Alexandria. In the aftermath Badr saw the successful reorganization of the management and control system. By lowering taxes for the farmers and the promotion of foreign trade also successfully reproduced the revival of the economy, which had taken considerable damage since the mid-11th century by the high tax burden to finance the expansion policy of the Fatimids. With the upturn in the economy also succeeded soon the consolidation of public finances.

Through the reorganization of the imperial administration succeeded Badr to save the dynasty of the Fatimids, at least in Egypt. Syria could not be held against ongoing since 1071 campaigns of the Seljuks under Atsiz by him. So had to be finally abandoned in 1076 Damascus. Only Acre and Ashkelon on the Palestinian coast were held by the Fatimids. However, a direct attack of the Seljuks under Atsiz to Egypt could be averted in the Nile Delta. This threat also led to the construction of the fortification of Cairo ( 1087). Towards the end of the reign of successes against the Seljuks were achieved again, as in 1089 the ports were captured on the Palestinian coast to Tyre.

The power of Badr al - Dschamali as Regent of the Fatimids was so great that after his death, his son al - Afdal Shahanshah (1094-1121) was able to continue the regency without problems.

  • Fatimid
  • Born in the 11th century
  • Died in 1094
  • Man
DIN 31635 Al-Afdal Shahanshah
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