Sitt al-Mulk becomes regent for her younger…
1021 CE
Sitt al-Mulk becomes regent for her younger brother Al-Hakim's son and successor Ali az-Zahir in 1021.
She had tried with the help of a cousin to force Al-Hakim from the throne after the death of their father Ali al-Aziz (975–996), but had been arrested by the eunuch Barjuwan.