In which year did Saladin become the vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate?
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Saladin became the vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate in 1169, after the death of his uncle Shirkuh. He was appointed by the teenage Fatimid caliph al-Adid and later abolished the Fatimid Caliphate in 1171.
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