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Fatimid gold dinar minted during the reign of al-Mustansir Billah (1036–1094) Al-Zahir died in 1036 and was succeeded by his son, al-Mustansir, who had the longest reign in Fatimid history, serving as caliph from 1036 to 1094. However, he remained largely uninvolved in politics and left the government in the hands of others. [15]
The Fatimid dynasty (Arabic: الفاطميون, romanized: al-Fāṭimiyyūn) was an Arab dynasty that ruled the Fatimid Caliphate, between 909 and 1171 CE. Descended from Fatima and Ali, and adhering to Isma'ili Shi'ism, they held the Isma'ili imamate, and were regarded as the rightful leaders of the Muslim community.
The first years of Fatimid rule after 909 were difficult, as the Sicilian Muslims had already begun to acquire a distinct identity and they resisted attempts by new outsiders to assert themselves. The first Fatimid governor was expelled in 912 and the second one, Ibn Qurhub , rebelled until 916.
United Arab Emirates. Emirate of Abu Dhabi (1761–present) Emirate of Ajman ... Fatimid Calipate (909–1171; North Africa, Middle East) Zirid dynasty (972–1148)
The longest-reigning Fatimid caliph, his reign saw increasing political instability and the near collapse of the dynasty at the hands of the Sunni warlord Nasir al-Dawla ibn Hamdan. The Armenian general Badr al-Jamali restored order and saved the dynasty, but installed himself as a virtual military dictator (" vizier of the sword") independent ...
Fatimid sources report on the use of siege machines already during the Ifriqiyan period of the Fatimid state, including mangonels, catapults, and siege towers. [23] The Kutama, which formed the mainstay of the Fatimid army during its early period, were armed with swords, bows, and especially the javelin, much as their forebears in classical ...
Its Fatimid governor, Masala ibn Habus, was a Miknasa Berber, which brought his tribe under the Fatimid banner. [68] The efforts of the Miknasa to spread Isma'ilism in Ouarsenis, on the other hand, failed miserably, [ 68 ] and their siding with the Fatimids led to another tribal group, the Zenata, to oppose the Fatimids under the leadership of ...
The first city converted to Islam and the base for Muhammad's conquest of Arabia, Medina was the first capital of the nascent caliphate. [1] Despite the attempt to return it to Medina during the Second Fitna (680–692), the political seat of the Muslim world quickly shifted permanently away from the Hejaz, first to Damascus under the Umayyad Caliphate (661–750) and then to Baghdad under the ...