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Reading at your level · Polity

Fatimid Caliphate

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The Fatimids founded the city of Cairo in Egypt and built the noble al-Azhar mosque to teach learning and reading.

The Fatimid Caliphate was an Islamic caliphate that originated in North Africa and moved its capital to Egypt after founding Cairo in 358 AH. Its leaders established al-Azhar Mosque and Dar al-Ilm, and trade, glassmaking, textiles, Arabic calligraphy, and grand libraries flourished under their rule.

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