1171Saladin Overthrows the Fatimid Caliphate

Saladin deposes the last Fatimid Caliph Al-'Āḍid and establi...
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👑 End of the Nineteenth Dynasty and Rise of the Twentieth Dynasty in Egypt

End of the Nineteenth Dynasty and Rise of the Twentieth Dynasty in Egypt (-1186)
PharaohPolitical TransitionSuccessionNew KingdomRoyal Power
EgyptEgypt

👑 Ramses XI's Death and the Start of the Twenty-first Dynasty

Ramses XI dies, ending the Twentieth Dynasty. He is succeeded by Smendes I, who founds the Twenty-first Dynasty.
Ramses XI's Death and the Start of the Twenty-first Dynasty (-1069)
PharaohDynastiesSuccessionPolitical TransitionDeclineNew KingdomMonarchy
EgyptEgypt

🏙️ Fatimid Dynasty Founds Cairo

Cairo is founded near Fustat by the Fatimid dynasty.
Fatimid Dynasty Founds Cairo (969)
Fatimid CaliphateIslamic HistoryMiddle AgesCity FoundingPolitical HistoryDynasties
EgyptEgypt

👑 Saladin Overthrows the Fatimid Caliphate

Saladin deposes the last Fatimid Caliph Al-'Āḍid and establishes the Ayyubid dynasty.
Saladin Overthrows the Fatimid Caliphate (1171)
SaladinAyyubid DynastyFatimid CaliphateCaliphatePolitical TransitionIslamic HistoryMiddle Ages
EgyptEgypt

🛡️ Mamluk Dynasty Established in Egypt

The Mamluk dynasty is founded in Egypt.
Mamluk Dynasty Established in Egypt (1250)
MamluksDynastyIslamic WorldMilitarySlaveryAyyubid Dynasty
EgyptEgypt

👑 Barquq Seizes Power, Establishes Burji Mamluk Dynasty

Barquq rise to power to start the Burji dynasty, the Circassian Mamuluk Dynasty in Egypt.
Barquq Seizes Power, Establishes Burji Mamluk Dynasty (1382)
MamluksDynastySultanatePolitical PowerMiddle AgesMilitary
EgyptEgypt