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Abu'l-Futuh al- Hasan ibn Ja'far

Sharif of Mecca for the Fatimid Caliphate and briefly anti-Caliph

b. 875 CE – d. 1039 CE World The Middle of The Earth

Abu'l-Futuh al-Hasan ibn Ja'far is the Sharif of Mecca for the Fatimid Caliphate from 994 until 1039.

He was also briefly proclaimed as an anti-Caliph in a rebellion against the Fatimid Caliphate in Palestine in 1012/3.

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Moran, J. (2017). Abu'l-Futuh al- Hasan ibn Ja'far. History Atlas. Retrieved 7 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/abul-futuh-al-hasan-ibn-jafar/

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