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Umm Mallāl

Metadata

Gender
Female
Dates
Active dates
1016–1023 CE
Social role
  • State official

Description / Bio

Paternal aunt of al-Muʿizz b. Bādīs, who ruled Ifrīqiyya as regent from 1016 CE until her death in October 1023 CE.

Alan Elbaum, "Umm Mallāl," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/umm-mallal/, accessed June 30, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/umm-mallal/