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The second phase in Ismaili history begins with the establishment of the Fatimid state as a Shi i empire in North Africa between the fourth and the tenth centuries. The founder of the Fatimid state was Abd Allāh al-Mahdī (d. AH 322/AD 934), the twelfth Ismaili Imam. 3 After the reign of al-Mahdī, the Fatimid state expanded throughout North Africa and captured territories beyond North Africa. It is during this phase of ## Post-Alamūt Period and the Continuation of Concealment After the fall of Alamūt, contrary to the general remarks in historical records that claimed the complete annihilation of the Persian Ismailis, the community survived and went into a long period of concealment, 5 which lasted until the time of Aga Khan I (d. AH 1298/AD 1881) when Ismailis came back to the full light of history. Early on during this post-Alamūt revival period, right after the fall of Alamūt, there is mention of another schism over the issue of succession that happens at the time of Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad (d. ca. AH 710/AD 1310), the first Ismaili Imam of the post-Alamūt period. The dispute was between the two sons of Shams al-Dīn, namely Qāsim Shāh and Mu'min Shāh. The lineage major internal inst

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Author

Daryoush Mohammad Poor (auth.)

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781137428813

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Sociology, Islam, Political Science

Updated

2026-03-24