1094 ⟶ Nizari Split from Ismaili Shia After Fatimid Succession Crisis

a succession crisis following the reign of the Fatimid Calip...
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👑 Caliph Sulayman's Death and Umar's Succession

Death of caliph Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik and his succession by his cousin and nominated heir Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz.⟶
Caliph Sulayman's Death and Umar's Succession (717)
CaliphateUmayyad CaliphateSuccessionIslamic HistoryPolitical LeadershipMiddle AgesReligious Law
SyriaSyriaEgyptEgypt

👑 Caliph Hisham's Death and Al-Walid II's Succession

Death of Arab caliph Hisham and succession of his nephew and heir Al-Walid II.⟶
Caliph Hisham's Death and Al-Walid II's Succession (743)
CaliphateUmayyad CaliphateSuccessionPolitical TransitionIslamic HistoryMiddle AgesDynastic Politics
SyriaSyriaIraqIraqEgyptEgyptSaudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaIranIran

👑 Al-Saffah's Death and Al-Mansur's Ascension as Abbasid Caliph

Death of Abbasid caliph al-Saffah and ascension of caliph al-Mansur to Arab Caliphate.⟶
Al-Saffah's Death and Al-Mansur's Ascension as Abbasid Caliph (754)
CaliphateAbbasid CaliphateIslamic HistorySuccessionPolitical TransitionMiddle AgesIslamDynastic Change
IraqIraqIranIranSyriaSyriaEgyptEgypt

📖 Al-Azhar University Founded by the Fatimid Dynasty

c. 980: Al-Azhar University is established in Cairo by the Fatimid dynasty.⟶
Al-Azhar University Founded by the Fatimid Dynasty (980)
IslamIslamic WorldUniversityEducationFatimid CaliphateSunni IslamMiddle Ages
EgyptEgypt

☪️ Disappearance of Al-Hakim and Persecution of the Druze

the ruling Fatimid Caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah disappears suddenly, possibly assassinated by his own sister Sitt al-Mulk, which leads to the open persecution of the Druze by Ismaili Shia; the Druze proclaim that Al-Hakim went into hiding (ghayba), whereupon he would return as the Mahdi savior.⟶
Disappearance of Al-Hakim and Persecution of the Druze (1021)
IslamShia IslamFatimid CaliphateReligious ViolenceAl-Hakim bi-Amr AllahPolitical IntrigueMiddle Ages
EgyptEgyptSyriaSyriaLebanonLebanonPalestinePalestine

☪️ Nizari Split from Ismaili Shia After Fatimid Succession Crisis

a succession crisis following the reign of the Fatimid Caliph Ma'ad al-Mustansir Billah sparks a rebellion which leads to the split of Ismaili Shia into the new Nizari religious branch.⟶
Nizari Split from Ismaili Shia After Fatimid Succession Crisis (1094)
IslamShia IslamFatimid CaliphateSuccessionReligious SchismReligious HistoryMiddle Ages
EgyptEgyptSyriaSyriaIranIranYemenYemen