[DOC] [TLE] Fatimid Caliphate - Wikipedia [PAR] The Fatimid Caliphate (Arabic:     , al-Fimyn) was an Ismaili Shia 
Islamic caliphate that spanned a large area of North Africa, from the Red Sea in 
the east to the Atlantic Ocean in the west. The dynasty ruled across the 
Mediterranean coast of Africa and ultimately made Egypt the centre of the .... The 
Fatimid general Jawhar conquered Egypt in 969, and he built a new... [DOC] [TLE] Fatimid Dynasty | Islamic dynasty | Britannica.com [PAR] Finally, in 969, under the caliph al-Muizz, the first stage in the advance to the 
East was ... Fimid troops conquered the Nile Valley and advanced across 
Sinai into ... Near al-Fust, the old administrative centre of Muslim Egypt, the 
Fimids built ... the Yemen, and the Hejaz, with the two holy cities of Mecca and 
Medina. [DOC] [TLE] The Art of the Fatimid Period (9091171) | Essay | Heilbrunn ... [PAR] This opposition became more significant following the Fatimid conquest of Egypt 
in 969. ... While Egypt came to enjoy enormous prosperity primarily due to its ... 
which made Cairo the most important cultural center in the Islamic world. ... 
mosque was al-Azhar (the splendid) founded along with the city (96973), 
which,... [DOC] [TLE] Egypt under the Caliphate and Ottoman Rule (646 to 1800) - CEMML [PAR] During the initial Islamic invasion in 639 AD, Egypt was ruled at first by governors 
... being the Ismaili Shi'a Fatimid dynasty from Tunisia, which conquered Egypt in 
969 and ... At this time, the Fatimids founded the city of Cairo (al-Qahira, "the ... 
which made Cairo the most important cultural center in the Islamic world  a hub
... [DOC] [TLE] Fatimids in Egypt | History of Islam [PAR] It destroyed any semblance of central authority in the Muslim world, provoked the 
... The Fatimid conquest of Egypt (969) was a defining moment in Islamic history. 
... Finally, when the Fatimids left the center stage of history, they did so with a 
vengeance, ... After Harun al Rashid, Baghdad became a dazzling city of 
splendor. [DOC] [TLE] Fatimid - MidEastWeb [PAR] In 969, the Fatimids conquered northern Egypt from the Ikhshidid dynasty and 
built a new capital, al-Qhira, Cairo, named after the planet Mars. which they 
made their center. Cairo was not intended to be a city, but rather a compound for 
the Caliph and his ... 909, Ubayd Allah proclaims himself caliph of the Muslim 
world. [DOC] [TLE] Glossary - LAITS [PAR] al-Askar, Medinat - place - (meh-DEEN-at al-ASK-ur) city built by the Abbassids 
to .... part of a plan to spread eastward and expand Shi'i thought throughout the 
Islamic world. ... 991) Leader of the Fatimid armies that conquered Egypt in 969. 
... The Ka'aba is the center of the Hajj pilgrimage, and all Muslims are instructed 
to... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 2: The Muslim Community in History - UM Personal World ... [PAR] They replaced the conquered countries, indigenous rulers and armies, but ..... 
From this new center, the Umayyads completed the conquest of the entire 
Persian and .... was built outside the older city of Fustat to celebrate the conquest 
of Egypt. ... 1019) and Hamza ibn Ali, who had been encouraged by the Fatimid 
caliph... [DOC] [TLE] Islam in the World - The Pluralism Project [PAR] Born in the city of Makkah on the Arabian peninsula, Muhammad was ... 
Definitive collections of the Hadith of the Prophet were made by Al-Bukhari and ... 
The Fatimids established their dynasty in North Africa in 909, conquering Egypt in 
969. ... centers of learning in all of the Muslim world, with over one hundred Qur'
anic... [DOC] [TLE] HISTORY OF EGYPT - History World [PAR] HISTORY OF EGYPT including Arab conquests, Muslim North Africa, ... Sixty 
years later, in 969, a Fatimid army conquers Egypt, which now becomes the 
centre of a ... A new capital city is founded, adjoining a Muslim garrison town on

Question: In 969 the Fatimids conquered Egypt & made this city a center of the Muslim world
Answer: Cairo