The Dog-Killing Caliph of Cairo | Animated History of Egypt
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al-Hakim bi Amr Allah: Caliph of the Fatimid Caliphate, killer of dogs, lover of stars, and all-around weird guy. Let's take a closer look shall we?
Big thanks to Sir Flemeington from Discord for the video idea!
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Some additional context I couldn't fit in the video:
al-Hakim's mother was most likely a Greek slave. This is heavily disputed by the Ismaili Shia and Druze though, who claim that she was an Arab princess.
It is entirely possible that al-Hakim destroyed churches not because he personally hated Christians, but because he viewed it as an easy thing to do for political clout. People were wary about his relationship with Christians, so he could gain popularity by at least superficially appearing to persecute them.
Another possible reason for his destruction of churches is that he may have simply been relocating them. In order to prevent religious violence, al-Hakim physically separated the Muslims and non-Muslims in Cairo and he may have just destroyed the churches that were in the "Muslim section" of the city so that he could move them to the "Christian section." This doesn't explain why he destroyed the church of the Holy Sepulture though.
Contemporary sources written by Jews appear to express admiration for him.
Although he passed a bunch of wacky laws against women, he freed all of his female slaves and was apparently kind to his wife.
It is heavily theorized that his sister arranged for his murder, but his body was never found, so we're just not sure.
Sources:
Assaad, Sadek Ismail. “The Reign of Al-Hakim Bi Amr Allah: A Political Study.” University of London, Proquest, 2017, pp. 26-157.
Bulliet, Richard, et al. The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought. Course Book ed. Princeton University Press, 2012, pp 5-6.
Firro, Kais M. “The Druze Faith: Origin, Development and Interpretation.” Arabica, vol. 58, no. 1/2, 2011, pp. 76-99. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/41330761. Accessed 30 Aug. 2020
Haider, Najam. “On Lunatics and Loving Sons: A Textual Study of the Mamlūk Treatment of Al-Hākim.” Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, vol. 18, no. 2, 2008, pp. 109-139. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/27755927. Accessed 1 Sept. 2020.
Kennedy, H. (2016). The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates. London: Routledge, doi-org.grinne...
Meddeb, Abdelwahab and Benjamin Stora. A History of Jewish-Muslim Relations: From the Origins to the Present Day. Course Book ed. Princeton University Press, 2013, pp. 33-34
Pruitt, Jennifer. “Method in Madness: Recontextualizing The Destruction of Churches in the Fatimid Era.” Muqarnas, vol. 30, 2013, pp. 119-139. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/42751918. Accessed 28 Aug. 2020.
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Hello, history house man.
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I like how you chose dog-killing as the name of this video, as if it was the worst thing he did! Haha
Lets be real, who's more important: Christians or good boys?
Not the heckin pupperinos nooooo
Well it kinda is lol
It isnt? I think your racist towards the good boys.
Sort of shorthand for serial killer. Or if you are Irish a super hero😞!
"Al Hakim was never seen again"
"1000 years passed and my brother and I discovered the new dog-killing caliph..."
"Even though he was just a mentally disturbed 15 year old boy I believe Al Hakim can save the world "
avatar refeference?
Francisco Lomeli lol 😂
"But it all changed when the Sisi nation attacked"
How pathetic you have to be to annoy a kid and be killed by him.
Just imagine getting merked by a middle schooler.
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*William the bastard who been dodging assassinations and revolts since he was a kid* SERPENTINE
Ever played COD?
@@HistoryHouseProductions that kid in pumped up thinking about doing that: :)
"Rides his donkey, makes it illegal to bow to him and eats simple meals."
Oh what a nice humble guy
"He killed all the dogs in Cairo, because the barking annoyed him."
Ehm. Ok ?
It’s a plot twist for sure
Are you implying that's a good thing?
It’s obvious that this means that these are 2 different sources and obviously biased or flat out lies
I swear, every time you hear about some crazy guy in history there is always someone crazier to top them.
Egyptians on Cats: *We could make a Religion out of this*
Egyptians on Dogs: *_Rip 'n Tear_*
Those are different egyptians tho😂
Publio Paolacci nah same DNA studies prove it
@@publiopaolacci495 Shut up you dumb afrocentric I'm sick of people like you.
It truly disturbs me that you still get likes you history stealer
Different times... Anyway as a muslim i know that it is not allowed to kill any soul without a purpose... And being anoyed it absoullutly not an excuse
Definitely not God the fuck you talking about😂😂😂. I’m saying the original coptic population is not the same as the modern egyptian one. Dude, you assumed everything on your own get some heip
It’s surprising how little middle eastern stories are told, yet how fascinating they are.
You can pay me a dollar and I will pronounce whose Arabic names for you.
Welcome aboard
@@HistoryHouseProductions you can pay me 0.99$ (I know you took intro to economics)
@@brazgazz nah he can pay me $1.01
You can pay me 0.001B$
Are you implying that Arab nations are in a recession?
Plot twist: Al kahim was killed by John wick who traveled back in time
Drowns and starves women: ok
Kills puppy's: oh my God u monster u evil evil man
Gotta go for the clickbait title, what can I say
@Adolf Hitler Dogs have more children than humans do you idiot
@Silicone Julie people (including vets) always refer to puppies as children so keep your mouth shut.
Last time I was the early
No one expects the Spanish Inquisition
Nobody expects the Spanish inquisition. Also seriously most people don't know that Spanish did that and that they also had colonies all over the world.
They had us in the first half, not gonna lie
DUDE
uncool....
Even tho he was bad he was at least not a SIMP
He's the one and only DIO the rockstar
True
9:50 You mean Druzes an Ethnoreligious group in the Levant, not Druids a member of the high-ranking class in ancient Celtic cultures, I was confuse for a second
Yeah, the Druze. They do kinda sound alike though.
We don’t deserve this much content but much appreciated.
What you mean boii
Haha! Thank you! You do deserve it!
Hakim ain’t no simp
Hakimp
Barbers not equal to Berbers?! Not cool!
Berber Barber?
Barbers get no respect
@@HistoryHouseProductions oh come on!
Dude, uncool
Lmao
Love your stuff as always, can’t wait to watch this new one!
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@@HistoryHouseProductions I thought it looked nice as a profile/banner but might not make it my video style
I think it looks nice as a banner and profile picture! It might just give people a different expectation of your content.
Yeah good point may change up the banner a bit to my art style more, thanks for the feedback :)
al-Hakim out here rocking some sick plot armor. Always gets his way and his end only comes by disappearing like the avatar when the world needed him most.
“When the world needed him most” lol
Aladeen, but whoever he ordered to be executed actually died.
Je see vous everywhere
Everywhere i go, i see his comment.
But wtf man do you comment on every english video on TH-cam or something?
@@opperturk124 Napoleon successfully invading TH-cam comments again
This might be one of the funniest videos you have made yet.
I'm so glad you think that!
In the words of oversimplified "child emperors = opportunity"
What opportunity
@@artoruvidal2793 Usurpation of power usally
-Dog killer
-Headquarters in Cairo
You thought it was the Caliph, BUT IT WAS I, DIO!
Dio ibn Dario Brando "Al-Alam", the vampire Caliph of Egypt. Seems legit.
Lol you got me with "Al-Alam" 🤣
Imagine hitler or Stalin meeting this guy.
No really take a minute to think what happen.
@black Horn Gundam extreme laws, weird, and all so racist to other groups and not equally.
Hitler: Herr Abdel Hakim, I a big fan of your work
Stalin: I agree with Hitler, but you see, as much as I love you, I love me more, so sorry mister Hakim, I will have to send you to a Gulag
Hitler: * Good, one less potential enemy to worry about, Stalin, you are next *
Hitler would put him in camp for killing dogs and Stalin would throw him to gulag for being Shia and being worshiped as God.
The Nova renaissance hahaha the Hitler part was funny
No one:
Absolutely no one:
Caliph: *kills dogs*
China: *I n t e r e s t i n g*
*-100 social credit*
China: food for everyone 💩
Just make sure you don't touch john wicks dog.
Don't wanna get assassinated by him.
I honestly don't even wanna know what would happen if he found out about this.
You should talk about the Angolan civil war. Pretty interesting subject.
Whenever I feel a bit bad, I rewatch this video to entertain myself. Great video
Actually at that time several historians report that his sister Set-Al-Mulk (fearing an open public rebellion or complete collabse of the barely holding Shii regime) had him killed in his meditation in Mt. Mukatam. Anyways Good and accurate fun video although arabic sources contain more shocking facts about this unique character.
I mentioned some more facts about him in the video description! Pretty Interesting guy for sure
I actually think a lot of the stories about al-hakim are made up and that he was a pretty effective leader...th-cam.com/video/oGEriZrbHjM/w-d-xo.html
**Al-Hakim:** 'Kills all the dogs in Cairo'
**John Wick:** (On the phone)"Hello I would like to make a dinner reservation for one please."
ive heard some crazy emperor stories in my time but god damn that dude was crazy
Last time I was this early nobody in the comments had said first
Impossible
Love this channel! Keep up the great content
Thank you!
To think I almost have the same date of birth “(except for the year of course) as this dog killer sorta intrigues and horrifies me
Spooky omen
History House Productions I’m also Afraid of Dogs. What is this supposed to mean
@@a.h.tvideomapping4293 Al-Hakim II.
You and about 22 million other people who have the same birthday 🙄
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he just learned the best lessons from his advisors. 10/10 chaos prophet
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He was adopted and never knew his parents.
I have nothing to look forward too in life anymore except history house productions. I go into hibernation every month until the next upload.
Hahaha same
I so miss vids like this
didn't expect much.
I still watched
and good job you earned my subscription :) I hope you keep doing TH-cam!
Thank you! I’m glad I exceeded your expectations lol
The worst thing this man did was not give the barbers a raise.
I was about to press subscribe. Turns out I was already subscribed. Great video!!!
Haha! Thanks!
I had no idea there was a person like this in Egypt. It must have been a strange time to live in.
Probably would've been wacky
*Al Hakim returns*
Dogs *Nervous sweating*
YES ANOTHER HISTORY CHANNEL I CAN BINGE WATCH
legend says al hakim will ride into cario on a donky holding his holy ak 47 reclaming his throne and saving the world with the holy ak 47
Of course their is a dog kill caliph because normal evil ain’t good enough
?
He's actually DIO
momo 12320 nothing but normal conquering and monarchies are evil
momo 12320 that doesn’t make it right
@@trollgemomo3823 No problem, I should have worded it better.
Never murder dogs! Or else John Wick will hunt those who killed those dogs.
John Wick : ''travels back in time''
So that's how he dissappeared.
He should’ve made a cameo
@@HistoryHouseProductions He SHOULD have...
*always
As a syrian who has some droz friends i tell you.... Yes there belief are realllllllly wierd
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Awesome! Thank you!
Dominates the whole nation
*Leaves without giving clarification*
Absolute *Chad*
the legend is back
Will ever be some video about Serbia?
Ur videos are soo good keep it up!
Possibly! Thank you!
Taking into the account how crazy he's story was, I wouldn't be surprised if at the end donkey ate him!
This...
This amazing content is what I strive to live for!
I'm glad you like it!
Nice video dude!
Thanks!
We muslims had some crazy leaders lol
Ngl you're right
Had?
Kek
Not all Muslims are same u idiot
Welp, everyone does tbh
A minute in and I’m already laughing my ass off. I love these
I’m glad you like them!
Please tell me the title of the closing song, it is really relax me..
“This is a Jazz Space”
I'll never get over how nice the intro is.
Thank you!
I don't know about you guys, but if I was a kid and I grew up with that kid's show, I would've turned out great.
So we have a Muslim Caligula. Interesting.
This guys guys shenanigans is full of meme potential.
So this is essentially: be careful who you call ugly in middleschool, in this case, the kid is this Caliph
History House Productions, how about you make a video about the Christmas Truce?
This man was the first ever among us player
There's really so much to cover about this guy but I applaud you for having the courage and insight to share this chapter in history. There's no way 10 minutes is enough.
He didn't kill the dogs because he hated the barking.... The dogs were garbage scavengers, spread disease, are not good at killing rats, and actively killed cats that hunted the rats. Dogs do not belong in a desert urban environment. The ancient egyptians figured this out.
Thanks for watching! I wasn't aware of that theory so thanks for bringing it to my attention! I have some additional context in the description of the video if you want some more nuance.
I like it when people in the comment section always refer the dude in his regnal title, if you call him Al Hakim that mean the Judge/the appointed/the wise one.
It's actually Al hākim which means ruler
him:look at this game cuz im sponsored
me: *has LGIO flashbacks*
Having the power at young age is really toxic. 😂
It’d be crazy to be king at like 12
Congrats on 69k subs
Thanks
Nice outro music
Thanks! It's just from the TH-cam audio library
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Thank you! I appreciate it!
I love your channel. I hope I wasn't poor enough to be not a patreon. So I'll just subject myself to watching ads. :)
I appreciate it!
Obviously the reason he was such a jerk is because his mom was named Stephanie. LOL!!!
Makes sense to me
Ok
I’m sold.
6:27 this food was called mulukhiyah and he changed it's name to mulukiyah which meant kingly or for kings in arabic as only he was allowed to eat it
Javert must be a fan boy of his
Yay new vid
Love ur vids dude
Thank you!
Wow, what a crazy dude. Why have I never heard of h..OLY SHIT *THAT'S* THE GUY THE DRUZE WORSHIP.
Yep and they are waiting for him to return and bring justice and peace to the world
Those dogs must be evil lol
Now please make a video titled "The Cat-Killing Caliph of Morocco
"
Was that a thing?
@@HistoryHouseProductions You know that one Moroccan king with slave bodyguards? Who killed cats and slave that tries to help him ride a horse?
What was his name?
@@HistoryHouseProductions I'll send you a link
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>Calls berbers filthy and lice ridden
Absolute gamer move
The whole thing is just a game of among us but a government.
Ok, but the dog thing is pretty relatable.
Did Al-Hakim's arson in Holy Sepulchre and his discrimination to Christians triggered the crusades?
*“Protection Ugh yeah WHAT DO YOU THINK THE F****** DONKEY WAS FOR”*
This is your first vídeo I have trouble finishing it. Damn...
A mix of brain4breakfast and Oversimplified, nice
It's not a House productions vídeo without traumatizing a few kids.
What can I say
btw this guy is also called ''Nero of middle east''
Now this guy was a true ck2 player
Don't forget the cat killing of the pacific!
yaaaay another video
Was the wandering off in the desert the inspiration for the Muad'dib wandering off into the desert and his eventual return?
Gotta admit, this guy was an absolute Mad Lad. 🤣
YES, NEW VIDEO
Mr History House Productions, may I ask you what is the cherry, polka like music you sometimes use?
“Smoked Kielbasa Polka”
Thank you so much.
I just realized I missed the thousand year celebration of al-Hakim disappearance
Abu Ali Mansur’s mother’s name is Umm Manaur. Arabic is unique in that parents end up nicknamed after their oldest son. Mansur’s dad was called Abu Mansur, while his mother was Umm Mansur. Mansur was the father of Ali, hence he’s called Abu Ali.