The most controversial of the #Fatimid sultans took power as an #Ismaili #caliph on #ThisDayInHistory in 996. #AlHakim, called the #MadCaliph, is infamous for his persecution of Jews and Christians, and for ordering the destruction of the #ChurchOfTheHolySepulchre in #Jerusalem.
@liamomaraiv.bsky.social
@historiaestupida.bsky.social