سيدات القصور و دورهن في الحياة العامة في مصر خلال العصر الفاطمي (362- 567 ه)‎ 972-1171م)‎

Abstract EN

It has been observed by scholars that Fatimid ladies of the palace had assumed a high-status in Egyptian society during the Fatimid era, and a few ladies among them had played part in political and public life, and they had influenced on the evaluation of the palace course of events of the Fatimid state.

So that, the present study is devoted to clarify role of those ladies, taking into consideration, mainly, the participation of two prominent ladies of the palace and their impact on Fatimid state.

The first was called Sitt Almulk, the caliph Al-Hakim bi Amr al-Lāh's sister, and the second one was called Rasad, the caliph al-Mustansir Billah's mother.

The study revealed that ladies of the Palace had played an obvious role in Fatimid state via its periods of unrest, weakness, and political chaos.

It, also demonstrated that the role of some ladies, such as Sitt Amulk, contributed positively in protecting the state from the dangers surrounding it.

In contrast, the study showed that few ladies of the Palace played a negative role in the Fatimid state, such as Rasad, whose interference was a factor in weaking, failure, and accelerating the collapse of the Fatimid state later.