1045 ⟶ Zirid Dynasty Renounces Fatimid Caliphate

The Zirids, a Berber dynasty of North Africa, break their al...
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👑 Aghlabid Dynasty Established in North Africa

909: Rule of Aghlabids as an autonomous province of Caliphate in North Africa, with their capital at Tunis.⟶
Aghlabid Dynasty Established in North Africa (800)
Islamic WorldCaliphateDynastyPolitical HistoryGovernanceMiddle Ages
TunisiaTunisiaLibyaLibyaAlgeriaAlgeria

👑 Ahmad ibn Tulun Establishes Independent Tulunid Dynasty

Ahmad ibn Tulun breaks away from the Abbasid Caliphate and establishes the independent Tulunid dynasty.⟶
Ahmad ibn Tulun Establishes Independent Tulunid Dynasty (868)
DynastyCaliphateAbbasid CaliphateIndependenceMilitaryPolitical FragmentationMiddle AgesIslamic World
EgyptEgyptSyriaSyriaIraqIraq

👑 Fatimid Caliphate Established in Kabylie

c. 909: The Fatimid Caliphate arises in Kabylie, Kutama Tribe.⟶
Fatimid Caliphate Established in Kabylie (909)
CaliphateIslamPolitical HistoryShia Islam
AlgeriaAlgeriaEgyptEgyptLibyaLibyaTunisiaTunisia

🏙️ 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

👑 Zirid Dynasty Renounces Fatimid Caliphate

The Zirids, a Berber dynasty of North Africa, break their allegiance with the Fatimid court of Egypt and recognize the Abbasids of Baghdad as the true caliphs.⟶
Zirid Dynasty Renounces Fatimid Caliphate (1045)
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AlgeriaAlgeriaTunisiaTunisiaEgyptEgyptIraqIraq

👑 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