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Dec 30, 2017 · Highlighting the distinctive nature of the Fatimid empire and its legacy, this book will be of special interest to researchers in mediaeval Islamic history and thought.
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Oct 30, 2017 · The Fatimids ruled much of the Mediterranean world for over two centuries. From the conquest of Qayrawan in 909 to defeat at the hands of Saladin in 1171, the Fatimid caliphate governed a vast...
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Feb 25, 2020 · Building the Caliphate contextualizes early Fatimid architecture within the wider Mediterranean and Islamic world and demonstrates how rulers manipulated architectural form and urban topographies to express political legitimacy on a global stage.
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- Jennifer A. Pruitt
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- Yale University Press
Feb 10, 2023 · A Wikipedia entry describes the history and beliefs of this branch of Shia Islam which climaxed as a political power in the tenth through twelfth centuries, with the Fatimid Caliphate in Egypt, and a base at Alamut in northern Mesopotamia.
The Fatimids ruled much of the Mediterranean world for over two centuries. From the conquest of Qayrawan in 909 to defeat at the hands of Saladin in 1171, the Fatimid caliphate governed a vast area stretching, at its peak, from the Red Sea in the East to the Atlantic Ocean in the West.
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Based on analyses of primary sources, the chapters shed fresh light on the impact of Fatimid rule. The book presents little-explored aspects of state-society relations such as the Fatimid model of the vizierate, Sunni legal responses to Fatimid traditions, and the role of women in prayer.
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This book allows readers to dive into the captivating history of the Fatimid movement and the roots of the Ismaili branch of Shia Islam.
