Name: Fatimid Caliphate
Address: Fatimid Caliphate, Global / Diaspora

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Fatimid Caliphate

A dynasty that ruled first in North Africa and then in Egypt, from 297 AH/909 CE to 567 AH/1171 CE, with Cairo as its capital after Jawhar's conquest of Egypt. The Encyclopaedia of Islam counts fourteen caliphs, from Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi to al-Adid. The article sets out the differing positions on its genealogy, Fatimid, hostile and Ismaili, without a verdict, and describes its policy, administration, economy, culture and relations with its neighbours, and its end under Saladin in 567 AH.

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