The Islamic City · event 5 of 15

969

The Fatimids found al-Qahira. An Isma’ili Shia dynasty from North Africa conquers Egypt and builds a walled royal city — the Victorious — from which Cairo takes its name.

The The Islamic City era

  1. 641
  2. 750
  3. 868
  4. 879
  5. 969
  6. 970
  7. 1087
  8. 1168
  9. 1171
  10. 1176
  11. 1250
  12. 1258
  13. 1348
  14. 1356–1363
  15. 1474

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