# Al-Ashraf Isma'il I

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> Al-Malik al-Ashraf Ismāʿīl ibn al-ʿAbbās, numbered al-Ashraf Ismāʿīl I, was the seventh Rasūlid sultan of Yemen from 1377 until 1400. He succeeded his father, al-Afḍal al-ʿAbbās, and continued his patronage of literature and scholarship. He was also faced with several revolts and Zaydī raids. He was the author or co-author of a history of Yemen, Fākihat al-zaman, which overlaps substantially with the Kifāya wa-l-iʿlām of ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥasan al-Khazrajī. On his death, he was succeeded by his son, al-Nāṣir Aḥmad.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1359 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12183466#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Old City of Taiz ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12183466#P19))
- **Died:** 1400 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12183466#P570))
- **Place of death:** Old City of Taiz ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12183466#P20))
- **Occupation:** monarch; author; military leader; politician; king; writer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12183466#P106))

## Questions

**When was Al-Ashraf Isma'il I born?**  
Al-Ashraf Isma'il I was born on 1359 in Old City of Taiz.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Al-Ashraf Isma'il I](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ashraf_Isma'il_I) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q12183466](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12183466) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: السلطان الملك الأشرف إسماعيل.png by Shohdi Alsofi (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%81_%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%84.png)

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Text from the Wikipedia article Al-Ashraf Isma'il I, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: السلطان الملك الأشرف إسماعيل.png — Shohdi Alsofi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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