Fatimid Caliphate
Shia Islamic empire
The Fatimid Caliphate was an Islamic empire that ruled much of North Africa and the Middle East from 909 to 1171 CE, founded by a dynasty claiming descent from Fatimah, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad.
The Fatimids were Shia Muslims who rivaled the Sunni Abbasid caliphate in Baghdad.
They established Cairo as their capital and fostered significant advances in art, architecture, and learning.
The Fatimid Caliphate built Al-Azhar, one of the world's oldest universities.
- imamMuslim religious guide
- mosquesMuslim houses of worship
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- Shia IslamMuslim denomination following Ali
- MahdiIslam's foretold deliverer
Al-Andalus · Cairo · Nile · Nile Valley · dinar · Islamic Golden Age · Mediterranean · trade routes · silk roads · gold · Alexandria · Tunisia · caravan · minaret · Egypt · silk · vizier · arabesque
- Islamic historyQuran, Islamic conquest, Saladin, Baghdad, Damascus
- Islamic EmpiresAbbasids, Ottoman Empire, Mughal Empire, Mughals, Safavid Empire
- Medieval EgyptCairo, Mamluks, Saladin, Nile, citadel
- Medieval MediterraneanByzantine Empire, Byzantium, Constantinople, Knights Templar, Knights Hospitaller
- CaliphatesUmar, Omar, Ali, Harun al-Rashid
- Ismailismdais
Fatimid CaliphateAbbasids
Medieval Islamic ruling dynasty
Umayyad Caliphate · Sunni Islam · Rashidun Caliphate · Saladin · Mamluk Sultanate
Fatimid CaliphateByzantine Empire
Medieval eastern Roman state
Holy Roman Empire · Catholic Church · Eastern Orthodox Church · Carolingian Empire