Fall of the Fatimid Caliphate

Timeline

1. 1169–1170Cairo · EgyptAfter his uncle Shirkuh, Saladin became Fatimid vizier and gradually eliminated pro-Fatimid forces. In August 1170 he restored the Sunni form of the call to prayer, abolished Ismaili doctrinal lectures, and replaced Shia judicial officials with Sunni judges, preparing to depose the dynasty.
2. 1171Great Mosque of Cairo and the caliphal palace · EgyptOn September 10, 1171, the Friday prayer in Cairo was called in the name of Abbasid caliph al-Mustadi, declaring Fatimid sovereignty ended. The last caliph al-Adid died of illness days later; the Ismaili community was persecuted, the Fatimid royal family imprisoned in the Cairo citadel, and Egypt formally incorporated into Ayyubid rule.