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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatimid - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatimid
Article about the Shi'a dynasty that ruled over parts of the Maghreb, Egypt, and the Levant from 909 to 1171. [From Wikipedia] |
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The Fatimid Period - http://www.touregypt.net/hfatimid.htm
An account of Egypt in the Fatimid Period, focussing on the development of Cairo (Al Kahira). Includes a list of rulers. |
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State and Society in Fatimid Egypt - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/lev.html
Chapter 4 of a book by Yacov Lev about social aspects of Fatimid rule in Egypt. From the Internet Islamic History Sourcebook. |
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Fatimids - http://i-cias.com/e.o/fatimids.htm
An account from Encyclopedia of the Orient of the rise of the Shia Fatimids, and their struggle to replace the Sunni Abbasid Caliphate, until they were replaced by the Ayyubids. |
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The Art of the Fatimid Period (969-1171 A.D.) - http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/fati/hd_fati.htm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, presents an online exhibition of art and architecture from the Fatimids, whose opulence fuelled a Renaissance in Cairo. |