Al-Mu'izz ibn Badis: what Wikipedia removed
Al-Mu’izz ibn Badis was the fourth Zirid ruler of Ifriqiya, reigning from 1016 to 1062. Through 2010 the opening said that in 1016 there was a bloody revolt in which the Fatimid residence Al-Mansuriya was destroyed and 20,000 Shiites were massacred. Today the opening carries none of this, though the word survives once in the body. A reader arriving now learns only his reign dates and regency, and not that 20,000 Shiites were killed in this massacre during his era.
The word “massacre” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2005. Today the opening carries none; the body carries 1. Checked against the full current article on 2026-08-01.
The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot
Section titled “The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot”| word | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| massacre | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Counts are of the opening paragraph only, the part most readers, search engines and AI training sets ever quote.
What was taken out
Section titled “What was taken out”- The sentence naming the massacre of 20,000 Shiites during the 1016 revolt is gone from the opening, though the word massacre survives once in the body.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2005 (revision 17888178):
Al-Muizz ibn Badis (b. 1008 ; d. 1062 ) was the fourth ruler of the Zirids in Ifriqiya and reigned from 1016 to 1062 ) Al-Muizz ascended the throne as a minor following the death of his father Badis ibn Mansur ( 995 - 1016 ), with his aunt acting as regent. In 1016 there was a bloody revolt in Ifriqiya in which the Fatimid residence Al-Mansuriya was completely destroyed and 20,000 Shiites were massacred. The unrest forced a ceasefire in the conflict with the Hammadids of Algeria , and their independence was finally recognised in 1018 . Al-Muizz took over the government in 1022 following the overthrow of his aunt. The relationship with the Fatimids was strained, when in 1027 they supported a …
2025 (revision 1294926994):
Zirid ruler Gold dinar minted in the name of al-Mu’izz Al-Muʿizz ibn Bādīs ( Arabic : المعز بن باديس ; 19 January 1008 – 2 September 1062) was the fourth ruler of the Zirids in Ifriqiya , reigning from 1016 to 1062. His regent was his paternel aunt Saïda bint Mansur until he reached majority. ^ Hadi, Roger Idris (1962). La Berberie Orientale Sous les Zirides (PDF) . pp. 240– 241. ^ Miled, Emna Ben (1998). Les tunisiennes ont-elles une histoire? (in French). E. Ben Milen. p. 188. ISBN 978-9973-807-04-5 . Retrieved 2024-07-31 .
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