1170s Disestablishments - 1171 Disestablishments, 1173 Disestablishments, 1174 Disestablishments, 1178 Disestablishments, Fatimid Caliphate (Paperback)

Chapters: 1171 Disestablishments, 1173 Disestablishments, 1174 Disestablishments, 1178 Disestablishments, Fatimid Caliphate, Pala Empire, Ui Fidgenti, Kingdom of Dublin, Danishmends, Kingdom of Mide. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 49. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: item al-F timiyy n Fatimid Islamic Caliphate item Flag item The Fatimid Caliphate at its peak, c. 969. item Capital: Mahdia (909-969) Cairo (969-1171) item Religion: Ismaili Shi'a Islam item Government: Monarchy item Caliph item - 909-934 (first): Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi Billah item - 1160-1171 (last): Al-' id item History: item - Established: 5 January 909 item - Foundation of Cairo: August 8, 969 item - Disestablished: 1171 item Area item - 969: 5,100,000 km (1,969,121 sq mi) item Population item - est.: 62,000,000 item Currency: Dinar History of the Muslim States item Mashriq DynastiesAD item Maghrib DynastiesMuhallabids: 771-793 The Fatimid Caliphate or al-F timiyy n (Arabic ) was an Arab Shi'a caliphate centered in Egypt that ruled over varying areas of the Maghreb, Sicily, Malta, and the Levant from 5 January 909 to 1171. The caliphate was ruled by the Fatimids, who established the Egyptian city of Cairo as their capital. The term Fatimite is sometimes used to refer to the citizens of this caliphate. The ruling elite of the state belonged to the Ismaili branch of Shi'ism. The leaders of the dynasty were also Shia Ismaili Imams, hence, they had a religious significance to Ismaili Muslims. They are also part of the chain of holders of the office of Caliph, as recognized by some Muslims. Therefore, this constitutes a rare period in history in which some form of the Shia Imamate and the Caliphate were united to any degree, excepting the final period of the Rashidun Caliphate under Ali himself.The caliphate was reputed to exercise a degree of...