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Founding of Al-Azhar University
The Fatimid general Jawhar as-Siqilli founded al-Azhar mosque in Cairo,...
378 AHAl-Azhar Becomes the World's First University
Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo, founded by the Fatimids in 970 CE, began functioning as a university, making it on...
297 AHEstablishment of the Fatimid Caliphate
The Fatimid dynasty, an Ismaili Shia caliphate, was established in Nort...
358 AHFounding of Cairo by the Fatimids
The Fatimid general Jawhar al-Siqilli conquered Egypt and founded the c...
567-648 AHAyyubid Dynasty Rules Egypt and Syria
Saladin founded the Ayyubid dynasty after deposing the Fatimid caliphate in Egypt. The Ayyubids restored Sunni governance ...
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HistoryThe First Crusade and the Muslim Response
The fall of Jerusalem in 1099 CE and the initial fragmented Muslim response to the Crusader invasion of the Levant.
HistoryThe Fatimid Caliphate: An Ismaili Shia State
The Ismaili Shia dynasty that ruled North Africa and Egypt from 909 to 1171 CE, founding Cairo and al-Azhar.
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