PersonAD 932 – AD 975
al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah
Also called: al-Muizz
Fourth Fatimid caliph (953–975), whose general Jawhar conquered Egypt in 969; he moved to the new city of Cairo in 973
Also called: al-Muizz
Fourth Fatimid caliph (953–975), whose general Jawhar conquered Egypt in 969; he moved to the new city of Cairo in 973
The Ismailis, a branch of the Shia, founded the Fatimid dynasty in North Africa and claimed the caliphate; in 969 they conquered Egypt and built a new capital, Cairo.
From the revelation to Muhammad to the Seljuk entry into Baghdad — 450 years in which a new faith from Arabia built a civilisation stretching from Iberia to Central Asia and reached as far as Silla by sea