About Ruzzik ibn Tala'i
Ruzzik ibn Tala'i was a politician and minister.
Abū Shujāʿ Ruzzīk ibn Ṭalāʾiʿ was the son of the Twelver Shi'a Armenian vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate, Tala'i ibn Ruzzik, and succeeded his father when the latter was assassinated in September 1161. He was himself overthrown by the Bedouin military commander Shawar in early 1163 and executed in August 1163.
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Who was Ruzzik ibn Tala'i?
Fatimid vizier from 1161 to 1163
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Ruzzik ibn Tala'i died in 1163.
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Ruzzik ibn Tala'i was a politician and minister.
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