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What was the name of the Sunni vizier who tried to overthrow Al-Hafiz and replace the Fatimid dynasty with a Sunni regime?

  • Bahram al-Armani

  • Hasan

  • Ibn Masal

  • Ridwan ibn Walakhshi

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Ridwan ibn Walakhshi was the Sunni vizier who tried to overthrow Al-Hafiz and replace the Fatimid dynasty with a Sunni regime. However, with the support of the Cairo populace, al-Hafiz thwarted his ambitions and ousted Ridwan in 1139.
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