Rise The first Fatimid missionaries already appeared in Yemen in 881. Their creed was subsequently disseminated among the mountain tribes in the early 10th century. During this period the Fatimid commander Al-Fadl managed to conquer San'a and the central highlands in 905. Nevertheless, this regime was beaten by the  indigenous Yufirid dynasty in 916. After this, Al-Fadl was murdered.
Rise The first Isma;ili missionaries, Ibn Hawshab and Ali ibn al-Fadl al-Jayshani, already appeared in Yemen in 881, thirty years before the establishment of the Fatimid Caliphate. Their creed was subsequently disseminated among the mountain tribes in the early 10th century. During this period Ibn al-Fadl managed to conquer San'a and the central highlands in 905, while Ibn Hawshab established himself at Shibam Kawkaban. Nevertheless, this regime was beaten by the resurgent indigenous Yufirid dynasty in 916, after Ibn al-Fadl's death in 915.
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Fatimid missionaries
Isma;ili missionaries, Ibn Hawshab and Ali ibn al-Fadl al-Jayshani,
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881.
881, thirty years before the establishment of the Fatimid Caliphate.
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the Fatimid commander Al-Fadl
Ibn al-Fadl
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905.
905, while Ibn Hawshab established himself at Shibam Kawkaban.
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resurgent
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916. After this, Al-Fadl was murdered.
916, after Ibn al-Fadl's death in 915.