Abū Manṣūr Mutawwaj Kanz al-Dawla

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Abū Manṣūr Mutawwaj held the hereditary title of Kanz al-Dawla ("Treasure of the Dynasty") among the tribal populations of Upper Egypt and Lower Nubia. The holder of this title was the "de facto governor of Aswan" and derived power and wealth through control of the Nile trade through Upper Egypt. The Fatimid government, writes Khan, "granted the Kanz al-Dawla responsibility for regulating Fatimid diplomatic relations and commerce with Nubia, tax collection in the frontier villages, protecting the mines of Wādī al-ʿAllāqī and travelers and caravans passing through their sphere of control" (Khan (2024), 32–33). Also titled: the sincere and victorious commander, the Victory of the Kingship, Crown of the Dynasty, Pride [of the Arabs], Treasure of the Dynasty (Kanz al-Dawla) and its support, brother of the northerners, Sword of the Commander of the Faithful, Abū Manṣūr Mutawwaj, affiliated to al-ʿĀḍid.