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Fatimid Caliphate

Type Object Region North Africa Time 909–1171

The Fatimid Caliphate (909–1171) was an Ismaili Shia state spanning the Mediterranean, founded in Ifriqiya in North Africa and relocated to Cairo aft…

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  1. 909–969Mahdiyya · TunisiaUbayd Allah al-Mahdi established the Fatimid regime in Ifriqiya, establishing its capital at Mahdiyya and claiming Ismaili caliphal authority in rivalry with the Abbasid Caliphate.
  2. 969Cairo · EgyptJawhar led the conquest of Egypt, and the political center of the Fatimid Caliphate moved to Cairo, controlling the Nile valley and Red Sea trade routes, bringing the state's power to new heights.
  3. 1021–1030Cairo · EgyptAfter the death of al-Hakim, the caliphate still maintained vast territories and prosperous trade, but military and political power increasingly fell to the viziers and local commanders, foreshadowing later decline.
  4. 1171Cairo · EgyptSaladin deposed the last caliph, al-Adid, formally ending the Fatimid Caliphate; Egypt passed to Sunni Ayyubid rule, and the remaining Fatimid forces in North Africa gradually disintegrated.

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