Fatimid Caliphate

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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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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

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al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh caliphate Fatimid Caliphate
al-Mahdiyya capitalOf Fatimid Caliphate
this entity surface form: Fatimid Caliphate (early period)
Christian Nubian kingdoms borderedBy Fatimid Caliphate
Mahdia foundedBy Fatimid Caliphate
Mahdia countryCapitalAtFoundation Fatimid Caliphate
Ikhshidid dynasty successor Fatimid Caliphate
Ikhshidid dynasty deposedBy Fatimid Caliphate
Fustat burnedDuringReignOf Fatimid Caliphate
Amir al-Mu’minin usedFor Fatimid Caliphate
this entity surface form: Fatimid caliphs
Fatimid art associatedWith Fatimid Caliphate
Fatimid art patron Fatimid Caliphate
this entity surface form: Fatimid caliphs
Fatimid art politicalContext Fatimid Caliphate
Banu Hilal patron Fatimid Caliphate
Banu Hilal associatedWith Fatimid Caliphate
El Darb El Ahmar historicalEra Fatimid Caliphate
this entity surface form: Fatimid period
Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor conflictWith Fatimid Caliphate
Rasa'il al-Hikma originatesFrom Fatimid Caliphate
this entity surface form: Fatimid Caliphate period
az-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah dynasty Fatimid Caliphate
this entity surface form: Fatimid dynasty
az-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah caliphate Fatimid Caliphate
az-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah historicalRegion Fatimid Caliphate
this entity surface form: Egypt under the Fatimids
House of Knowledge (Dar al-Ilm) in Cairo associatedWithDynasty Fatimid Caliphate
this entity surface form: Fatimid dynasty
House of Knowledge (Dar al-Ilm) in Cairo historicalEra Fatimid Caliphate
this entity surface form: Fatimid era
Abu Ali al-Mansur dynasty Fatimid Caliphate
Abu Ali al-Mansur house Fatimid Caliphate
this entity surface form: Fatimid dynasty
Abu Ali al-Mansur associatedWith Fatimid Caliphate
this entity surface form: Fatimid Caliphate in North Africa and the Levant
al-Darazi (early preacher associated with movement) activeInPeriod Fatimid Caliphate
subject surface form: al-Darazi
this entity surface form: Fatimid Caliphate era
al-Darazi (early preacher associated with movement) preachedIn Fatimid Caliphate
subject surface form: al-Darazi
this entity surface form: Fatimid domains
al-Darazi (early preacher associated with movement) regionOfActivity Fatimid Caliphate
subject surface form: al-Darazi
this entity surface form: Egypt and the Levant (Fatimid realm)
Arab naval forces usedBy Fatimid Caliphate
Islamic period hasNotableDynasty Fatimid Caliphate
al-Sayyida al-Aziziyya dynasty Fatimid Caliphate
al-Sayyida al-Aziziyya country Fatimid Caliphate
Musta'li Ismailis originatedIn Fatimid Caliphate
Musta'li Ismailis historicalDynasty Fatimid Caliphate
Fatimid Cairo country Fatimid Caliphate
Fatimid Cairo foundedFor Fatimid Caliphate
Fatimid Cairo capitalOf Fatimid Caliphate
Fatimid Cairo associatedWithDynasty Fatimid Caliphate
this entity surface form: Fatimid dynasty
Nasir Khusraw region Fatimid Caliphate
al-Qadi al-Nu'man associatedWithDynasty Fatimid Caliphate
دلالة الحائرين مكان_تقريبي_للتأليف Fatimid Caliphate
this entity surface form: مصر الفاطمية
Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani associatedWith Fatimid Caliphate
Idrisid emirate of Fez successor Fatimid Caliphate
Ascalon contestedBy Fatimid Caliphate
Siege of Jerusalem (1099) belligerent Fatimid Caliphate