Al-Sayyida al-Mu'iziyya
Al-Sayyida al-Mu'iziyya, mainly known as Durzan, was the main consort of Fatimid Caliph al-Muizz and the mother of the Fatimid imam-caliph al-Aziz. She was known as the first patroness of Fatimid architecture. Durzān also founded the second great Fățimid mosque of Cairo, a congregational mosque (no longer extant) located in the Qarafa.
| Al-Sayyida al-Mu'iziyya | |||||
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| Mother of the Imam-caliph | |||||
| Tenure | 975–995 | ||||
| Born | Mahdia, Tunisia | ||||
| Died | c. 995 Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| Spouse | al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah | ||||
| Children | al-Aziz | ||||
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