Mustansirite Hardship

The Mustansirite Hardship (Arabic: الشِّدَّةُ المُسْتَنْصِرِيَّة‎, romanized: Ash-shiddatu l-Mustanṣiriyyah) was a political crisis in Fatimid Egypt which resulted in a seven-year famine that occurred between 1064 and 1071 CE. Around 40,000 people are estimated to have starved to death during that period. The crisis occurred during the reign of Caliph al-Mustansir Billah, after whom it is named.