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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Cathédrale Saint-Just de Narbonne - Trésor - La pyxide au nom d'Ismail, Cuenca C.1030.jpg — Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Ismail al-Zahir\". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ismail-al-zahir. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-01T06:28:46Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/ismail-al-zahir","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/ismail-al-zahir","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/ismail-al-zahir?lang=ne"}}