Fatimid Caliphate

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Islamic state Isma'ili dynasty Shia dynasty caliphate

The Fatimid Caliphate was an Isma'ili Shia Islamic dynasty that ruled a powerful Mediterranean empire from the 10th to 12th centuries, renowned for its cultural, economic, and intellectual flourishing centered in North Africa and Egypt.

Aliases (5)

Statements (70)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic state → Isma'ili dynasty → Shia dynasty → caliphate →
branchOfIslam	Shia Islam →
builtInstitution	al-Azhar University →
builtMonument	al-Azhar Mosque →
capital	Cairo → Mahdia → al-Mansuriya →
claimedTitle	Caliph → Imam →
continent	Africa → Asia →
courtLanguage	Arabic →
currency	dinar →
dynasty	Fatimid dynasty →
endCentury	12th century →
endDate	1171 →
ethnicBase	Berbers →
firstCaliph	ʿAbd Allāh al-Mahdī Billāh →
foundedBy	ʿAbd Allāh al-Mahdī Billāh →
foundedCity	Cairo → al-Mahdiyya →
governmentType	theocratic monarchy →
hadInstitution	Dār al-ʿIlm → Isma'ili daʿwa network →
ideology	Isma'ili Shia Islam →
knownFor	Isma'ili missionary activity → Mediterranean trade → economic prosperity → intellectual flourishing → religious tolerance →
lastCaliph	al-ʿĀḍid li-Dīn Allāh →
legalSchool	Isma'ili jurisprudence →
legitimacyClaim	descent from Ali ibn Abi Talib → descent from Fatimah bint Muhammad →
majorPort	Alexandria → Mahdia →
militaryForce	Kutama Berbers →
namedAfter	Fatimah bint Muhammad →
notableCaliph	al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh → al-ʿAzīz Billāh → al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh →
officialLanguage	Arabic →
patronized	architecture → book production → calligraphy → literature → philosophy → science →
predecessor	Aghlabid dynasty → Ikhshidid dynasty →
region	Egypt → Hijaz → Levant → North Africa → Sicily →
religion	Islam →
religiousMinorities	Coptic Christians → Jews → Sunni Muslims →
rival	Abbasid Caliphate → Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba →
startCentury	10th century →
startDate	909 →
subbranchOfShiaIslam	Isma'ilism →
successor	Abbasid Caliphate in Egypt → Ayyubid dynasty →
usedCalendar	Islamic calendar →

Referenced by (27)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Epistles of Wisdom → Hamza ibn Ali ibn Ahmad →	associatedWith
Fatimid Caliphate ("Fatimid dynasty") → al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah ("Fatimid dynasty") →	dynasty
Al-Azhar Mosque → Cairo →	foundedBy
First Crusade → Kingdom of Jerusalem →	opponent
ad-Darazi →	activityLocation
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque ("Fatimid") →	architecturalStyle
al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah →	caliphOf
Ibn Jubayr ("Fatimid and Ayyubid Egypt") →	described
Idrisid dynasty →	followedBy
Islamic Caliphates →	hasComponent
Islamic world →	hasHistoricEmpire
Ismaili Shia →	historicalCenter
Hamza ibn Ali ibn Ahmad ("Fatimid era") →	historicalPeriod
al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah ("Fatimid") →	house
Islamic Golden Age →	majorDynasty
Druze →	originatedUnderDynasty
al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz →	originCountryHistorical
Saladin ("Fatimid Caliphate in Egypt") →	overthrew
al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah →	placeOfBirth
Ayyubid dynasty →	predecessor
Saladin →	predecessorAsRulerOfEgypt
Al-Aqsa Mosque →	restoredBy
Medina of Tunis →	significantPeriod