al-Afdal Shahanshah | |
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| Vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate | |
| In office 1094–1121 | |
| Monarchs | al-Mustansir Billah, al-Musta'li Billah, al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah |
| Preceded by | Badr al-Jamali |
| Succeeded by | al-Ma'mun al-Bata'ihi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1066 Acre, Fatimid Caliphate |
| Died | 11 December 1121 (aged 54–55) Cairo, Fatimid Caliphate |
| Children | Sama' al-Mulk Kutayfat |
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Al-Afdal Shahanshah (Arabic: الأفضل شاهنشاه, romanized: al-Afḍal Shāhanshāh; Latin: Lavendalius/Elafdalio; 1066 – 11 December 1121), born Abu al-Qasim Shahanshah bin Badr al-Jamali, was a vizier of the Fatimid caliphs of Egypt. According to a later biographical encyclopedia, he was surnamed al-Malik al-Afdal ("the excellent king"),[1] but this is not supported by contemporary sources.