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Vor 2 Tagen · The Fatimid dynasty ruled territories across the Mediterranean coast and ultimately made Egypt the center of the caliphate. At its height, the caliphate included—in addition to Egypt—varying areas of the Maghreb, Sicily, the Levant, and the Hejaz .
Vor 3 Tagen · Summary. The Fatimid dynasty ruled North Africa from 909 to 1171 CE. The Fatimids identified as Isma’ili Shi’is and they declared a Shi’i countercaliphate in Qayrawan to rival the Sunni ‘Abbasids in Baghdad. Their dynasty rose to power from an underground missionary movement, but eventually conquered most of North Africa, the Levant ...
Vor 2 Tagen · Cairo, city, capital of Egypt, and one of the largest cities in Africa. Founded by the Fatimids in the 10th century, the city lies on the banks of the Nile near ancient Memphis. In modern times it has become a major center of higher education and a cultural capital of the Middle East.
Vor 2 Tagen · At the height of his power, the Ayyubid realm spanned Egypt, Syria, Upper Mesopotamia, the Hejaz, Yemen, and Nubia . Alongside his uncle Shirkuh, a general of the Zengid dynasty, Saladin was sent to Fatimid Egypt in 1164, on the orders of the Zengid ruler Nur ad-Din.
Vor 4 Tagen · Al-Hassan ibn Amaar, Judge of the Fatimids in Tripoli, established a house of knowledge that resembled that founded by al-Hakim bi Amr Allah in Egypt. And soon it became a divine site of knowledge and its people. However, Bait al-Hikma (House of Wisdom) in Baghdad and Dar al Ilm (House of Knowledge) in Egypt stood out as the most ...
Vor einem Tag · The Fatimid dynasty took control of Idrisid and Aghlabid domains, advanced to Egypt in 969, and established their capital near Fustat in Cairo, which they built as a bastion of Shia learning and politics.
Vor 3 Tagen · ancient Egypt, civilization in northeastern Africa that dates from the 4th millennium bce. Its many achievements, preserved in its art and monuments, hold a fascination that continues to grow as archaeological finds expose its secrets.
