He also brought the Kingdom of Sicily under his sway; his deputy there won further victories, routed the enemy, the Muslims rejoiced, and his authority became firmly established.⦗1⦘
He left five sons and six daughters.⦗2⦘ The elders used to say that they had never witnessed a conquest of its like. Al-Manṣūr was beloved by the populace, limiting himself to outward displays of Shīʿī sympathies, and, after him, his son al-Muʿizz succeeded.
68 – al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh, Maʿadd son of al-Manṣūr Ismāʿīl b. al-Qāʾim*
He is al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh Abū Tamīm Maʿadd b. al-Manṣūr Ismāʿīl b. al-Qāʾim, the ʿUbaydid Mahdī from the Maghrib for whom al-Qāhira al-Muʿizziyya (Cairo) was built.⦗3⦘ He ruled the western lands and had been his father’s designated heir.
He came to power in 341 AH, then toured the regions of Ifriqiya to consolidate his rule: he subdued the rebels, appointed his mamluks over the cities, recruited troops, and disbursed large sums of money.⦗4⦘ He also equipped his mamluk Jawhar,⦗5⦘ the general, with an army.