- east. The
Fatimids traced their ancestry to the
Islamic prophet Muhammad's
daughter Fatima and her
husband Ali, the
first Shi'a 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...
- 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...
-
Women And the
Fatimids in the
World of Islam. London:
Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9780748626298.
Heinz Halm (1997). The
Fatimids and
Their Traditions...
- of the 10th century, the
balance of
power shifted in the
Fatimids' favour:
while the
Fatimids consolidated their regime, the
Abbasid Caliphate was weakened...
-
Ifriqiyan Berbers before the
coming if the
Fatimids. From 937 on, he
began a
clandestine agitation against the
Fatimids at Tozeur.
Denounced and imprisoned,...
-
leaving the
Fatimids only in
charge of
Egypt and the
Levantine coast up to Tyre and Sidon.
Because of the
vehement opposition to the
Fatimids from the Seljuks...
-
mediated between the
Caliph and his
officials and subjects. In line with the
Fatimids'
general policy of
toleration of
Christians and Jews,
several viziers were...
- The
coinage was
minted after the
typical pattern of
Islamic coinage. The
Fatimids were
particularly known for the
consistently high
quality of
their gold...
