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TFA blurb review

Abu Mansur Nizar ibn al-Mustansir (1045–1095) was a Fatimid prince, and the oldest son of the eighth Fatimid caliph and Isma'ili imam, al-Mustansir. When al-Mustansir died in December 1094, the powerful vizier, al-Afdal Shahanshah, raised Nizar's younger brother al-Musta'li to the throne in Cairo, bypassing the claims of Nizar and other older sons of al-Mustansir. Nizar escaped, rebelled and seized Alexandria, where he reigned as caliph with the regnal name al-Mustafa li-Din Allah. In late 1095 he was defeated, taken prisoner and executed by immurement. During the 12th century, some of Nizar's actual or claimed descendants tried, without success, to seize the throne from the Fatimid caliphs. Many Isma'ilis, especially in Persia, rejected al-Musta'li and considered Nizar to have been the rightful imam. As a result, they split off from the Fatimid regime and founded the Nizari branch of Isma'ilism, with their own line of imams who claimed descent from Nizar. This line continues to this day in the person of the Aga Khan. (Full article...)

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Hi Constantine and anyone else interested: a draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:10, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

Thanks Gog the Mild, looks good. I would suggest moving the last sentence (During the 12th century... the Fatimid caliphs) to before Many Isma'ilis, otherwise it looks good. Constantine ✍ 18:45, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

Done. I am hoping to schedule this for TFA in May. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:52, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

Much appreciated. Constantine ✍ 19:16, 9 April 2022 (UTC)