Rasad
Sign in to saveRasad (; ) was a slave concubine who, as the queen-mother of the Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir Billah, became the virtual regent of Egypt between 1044 and 1071. The name Rasad literally means "observed".
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Fatimid Caliphate
- Child
- Al-Mustansir
- Occupation
- slave
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- date of birth
- 1050-00-00
- unmarried partner
- Ali az-Zahir
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Rasad (; ) was a slave concubine who, as the queen-mother of the Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir Billah, became the virtual regent of Egypt between 1044 and 1071. The name Rasad literally means "observed".
==Life== Rasad was of Sub-Saharan African origin. Described as being Sudanese, she first entered the fatimid harem of Fatimid caliph Ali az-Zahir of Egypt as a concubine. The ruler had purchased her from Abu Sa'd al-Tustari, a Jewish merchant.
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