sentences:  In 1094, shortly before his death, Badr was succeeded by his son, al-Afdal Shahanshah.As the oldest son, Nizar was apparently considered to be his father's most likely successor, as was the custom; indeed, historians often state that Nizar had been his father's designated ("naṣṣ") successor.However, no definite designation of Nizar as heir seems to have taken place by the time of al-Mustansir's death.