- east. The
Fatimids trace their ancestry to the
Islamic prophet Muhammad's
daughter Fatima and her
husband Ali, the
first Shia imam. The
Fatimids were acknowledged...
- from a
branch of the
Fatimids. The
Alavi Bohras,
predominantly based in Vadodara, also
claim descent from the
Fatimids. The
Fatimid dynasty emerged as the...
- Mosque.
After the
Aghlabids came the
Fatimids, who took over
Ifriqiya in the
early 10th century. Most notably, the
Fatimids built a heavily-fortified new capital...
- by the
Fatimids in 919. Mu'nis then
advanced on the Fayyum,
forcing the
Fatimids to
retreat over the desert.
Thwarted in Egypt, the
Fatimids remained...
- was the
system retained until the end of the
Fatimid state. Like the
Abbasids before them, the
Fatimids also
awarded land
grants (iqṭāʾ) to
their troops...
- of the 10th century, the
balance of
power shifted in the
Fatimids' favour:
while the
Fatimids consolidated their regime, the
Abbasid Caliphate was weakened...
-
interred at Ascalon, but the
Fatimids brought it to
Cairo in 1153 when
Ascalon was
threatened by the Crusaders.
Since the
Fatimids claimed descent through...
- And the
Fatimids in the
World of Islam. Storbritannien: Edinburgh
University Press. 74 Cortese, D., Calderini, S. (2006). Women And the
Fatimids in the...
- was one of the most
impressive accomplishments of the
Fatimid navy. At the time, the
Fatimids were
based in
North Africa, with
their capital at Mahdia...
-
skillful craftsmen whom the
Fatimids valued greatly. Of all the rock
crystal objects manufactured by
Fatimid artisans, the
Fatimid rock
crystal ewers are considered...
