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The Fatimids - 1 - The Rise of a Muslim Empire (Paperback)
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The Fatimids - 1 - The Rise of a Muslim Empire (Paperback)
Series: World of Islam
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I.B.Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies
Emerging from a period of long seclusion, the leader of the
burgeoning community of Ismaili Shi'i Muslims was declared the
first Fatimid Imam-caliph in the year 909. Abd Allah al-Mahdi
founded the only sustained Shi'i dynasty (909-1171) to rule over
substantial parts of the medieval Muslim world, rivalling both the
Umayyads of Spain and the Abbasids. At its peak, the Fatimid Empire
extended from the Atlantic shores of North Africa, across the
southern Mediterranean and down both sides of the Red Sea, covering
also Mecca and Medina. This accessible history, the first of two
volumes, tells the story of the birth and expansion of the Fatimid
Empire in the 10th century. Drawing upon eyewitness accounts,
Shainool Jiwa introduces the first four generations of Fatimid
Imam-caliphs -- al-Mahdi, al-Qa'im, al-Mansur, and al-Mu'izz -- as
well as the people who served them and those they struggled
against. Readers are taken on a journey through the Fatimid
capitals of Qayrawan, Mahdiyya, and Mansuriyya and on to the
founding of Cairo. In this lively and comprehensive introduction,
readers will discover various milestones in Fatimid history and the
political and cultural achievements that continue to resonate
today.
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