In August 1121 al-Afdal Shahanshah was assassinated in a street of Cairo, it is said, with the connivance of the Caliph, who immediately began the plunder of his house, where fabulous treasures were said to be amassed.
En agosto de 1121 al-Afdal Shahanshah foi asasinado nunha rúa do Cairo, pode ser que coa connivencia do califa, quen inmediatamente saqueou a súa casa, chea de tesouros.