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23 07, 2017

Who were the Fatimids? – Medieval Islam

By |2019-06-06T21:25:43-07:00July 23rd, 2017|Africa, Egypt, History, Islam|Comments Off on Who were the Fatimids? – Medieval Islam

Fatimids built Bab Zuweila (Cairo, 1092 AD) Overthrowing the Abbasids in Egypt In 908 AD, a new family rose up in Egypt. They took control of Egypt from the Abbasids. This family [...]

23 07, 2017

Medieval Islamic government

By |2019-10-02T10:32:23-07:00July 23rd, 2017|Africa, Government, Islam, West Asia|Comments Off on Medieval Islamic government

Islamic government: The Umayyad caliph Muawiyah Caliphs and viziers From the beginning, the Islamic Empire was a monarchy like the Roman Empire or the Sassanian Empire before it. One man ruled the Islamic Empire. [...]

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