Al-Aziz Billah, Fatimid caliph (born 955)

Al-Aziz Billah

Fatimid dynasty caliph from 975 to 996

Abu Mansur Nizar, known by his regnal name as al-Aziz Billah, was the fifth caliph of the Fatimid dynasty, from 975 to his death in 996. His reign saw the capture of Damascus and the Fatimid expansion into the Levant, which brought al-Aziz into conflict with the Byzantine…