page_title: Abdallah al-Mahdi Billah
hierarchical_section_title: Abdallah al-Mahdi Billah
caption_attribution_description: English: Calif_al_Mahdi_Kairouan_912_CE
context_page_description: Abu Muhammad Abdallah ibn al-Husayn, better known by his regnal name Abu Muhammad Abdallah al-Mahdi Billah, was the founder of the Isma'ili Fatimid Caliphate, the only major Shi'a caliphate in Islamic history, and the eleventh imam of the Isma'ili faith.
context_section_description: Abu Muhammad Abdallah ibn al-Husayn (873 – 4 March 934), better known by his regnal name Abu Muhammad Abdallah al-Mahdi Billah (Arabic: أبو محمد عبد الله المهدي بالله‎), was the founder of the Isma'ili Fatimid Caliphate, the only major Shi'a caliphate in Islamic history, and the eleventh imam of the Isma'ili faith.
caption: Gold dinar of Caliph al-Mahdi, Kairouan, 912 CE
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