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.

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All labels observed (17)

Label Occurrences
Fatimid Caliphate canonical 67
Fatimid dynasty 11
Fatimid 2

Statements (70)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic state ⓘ
Isma'ili dynasty ⓘ
Shia dynasty ⓘ
caliphate ⓘ
branchOfIslam Shia Islam ⓘ
builtInstitution Al-Azhar University ⓘ
surface form: al-Azhar University
builtMonument Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
surface form: al-Azhar Mosque
capital Cairo ⓘ
Mahdia ⓘ
al-Mansuriya ⓘ
claimedTitle Caliph ⓘ
Imam ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
courtLanguage Arabic ⓘ
currency dinar ⓘ
dynasty Fatimid Caliphate self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 Al-Azhar University ⓘ
surface form: Dār al-ʿIlm

Ismaili Shia ⓘ
surface form: Isma'ili daʿwa network
ideology Ismaili Shia ⓘ
surface form: 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, Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Alexandria

Mahdia ⓘ
militaryForce Berbers ⓘ
surface form: Kutama Berbers
namedAfter Fatimah bint Muhammad ⓘ
notableCaliph al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh ⓘ
al-ʿAzīz Billāh ⓘ
al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah ⓘ
surface form: al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh
officialLanguage Arabic ⓘ
patronized architecture ⓘ
book production ⓘ
calligraphy ⓘ
literature ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
science ⓘ
predecessor Aghlabid dynasty ⓘ
Ikhshidid dynasty ⓘ
region Egypt ⓘ
Hejaz ⓘ
surface form: Hijaz

Levant region ⓘ
surface form: Levant

North Africa ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
religiousMinorities Copts ⓘ
surface form: Coptic Christians

Jews ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
surface form: Sunni Muslims
rival Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
Caliphate of Córdoba ⓘ
surface form: Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba
startCentury 10th century ⓘ
startDate 909 ⓘ
subbranchOfShiaIslam Ismaili Shia ⓘ
surface form: Isma'ilism
successor Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
surface form: Abbasid Caliphate in Egypt

Ayyubid dynasty ⓘ
usedCalendar Islamic calendar ⓘ

Referenced by (98)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cairo → foundedBy → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Druze → originatedUnderDynasty → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Islamic world → hasHistoricEmpire → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Al-Aqsa Mosque → restoredBy → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Islamic Caliphates → hasComponent → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Islamic Golden Age → majorDynasty → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
First Crusade → opponent → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Fatimid Caliphate → dynasty → Fatimid Caliphate self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fatimid dynasty
Al-Azhar Mosque → foundedBy → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Epistles of Wisdom → associatedWith → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah → placeOfBirth → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah → dynasty → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fatimid dynasty
al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah → house → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fatimid
al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah → caliphOf → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
ad-Darazi → activityLocation → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Hamza ibn Ali ibn Ahmad → associatedWith → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Hamza ibn Ali ibn Ahmad → historicalPeriod → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fatimid era
al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz → originCountryHistorical → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Saladin → predecessorAsRulerOfEgypt → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Saladin → overthrew → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fatimid Caliphate in Egypt
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque → architecturalStyle → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fatimid
Ismaili Shia → historicalCenter → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Ayyubid dynasty → predecessor → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Kingdom of Jerusalem → opponent → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Idrisid dynasty → followedBy → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Ibn Jubayr → described → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fatimid and Ayyubid Egypt
Medina of Tunis → significantPeriod → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) → deathPlace → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
subject surface form: Ibn al-Haytham
Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) → citizenship → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
subject surface form: Ibn al-Haytham
Crusader states → opposedBy → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Seljuk Empire → opponent → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Sharifate of Mecca → partOf → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Crusaders → foughtAgainst → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
al-ʿAzīz Billāh → dynasty → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fatimid dynasty
al-ʿAzīz Billāh → caliphOf → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Islamic Cairo → periodOfSignificance → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fatimid period
historic Cairo → significantPeriod → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
subject surface form: Historic Cairo
Islam in Egypt → hasHistoricalPhase → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fatimid Caliphate in Egypt
al-Mansuriya → builtBy → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
al-Mansuriya → capitalOf → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
al-Mansuriya → associatedDynasty → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fatimid dynasty
ʿAbd Allāh al-Mahdī Billāh → dynastyFounded → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
ʿAbd Allāh al-Mahdī Billāh → dynasty → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fatimid dynasty
ʿAbd Allāh al-Mahdī Billāh → caliphate → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Aghlabid dynasty → successor → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Isma'ili jurisprudence → developedUnder → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Isma'ili jurisprudence → historicalCenter → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fatimid Egypt
al-ʿĀḍid li-Dīn Allāh → countryOfRule → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
al-ʿĀḍid li-Dīn Allāh → dynasty → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fatimid dynasty
al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh → dynasty → Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fatimid dynasty