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ARTICLES RELATED TO History of early Arab Egypt - The Fatimid Period | | | |  History of early Arab Egypt - The Fatimid Period: Encyclopedia II - History of early Arab Egypt - The Fatimid PeriodJauhar immediately began the building of a new city, Cairo, to furnish quarters for the army which he had brought. A palace for the Caliph and a mosque for the army were immediately constructed, which for many centuries remained the centre of Muslim learning. However, the Carmathians of Damascus under Hasan al-Asam advanced through Palestine to Egypt, and in the autumn of 971 Jauhar found himself besieged in his new city. By a timely sortie, preceded by the administration of bribes to various officers in the Carmathian h ...
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| | | | History of early Arab Egypt - The Fatimid Period: Encyclopedia II - History of early Arab Egypt - Period of Burji Mamelukes The Burji dynasty (1382-1517) proved especially turbulent, with political power-plays designating short-lived sultans. During the Burji dynasty, the Mamluks fought Timur Lenk and conquered Cyprus. Constant bickering contributed to the inability of the Ottomans to challenge them.
The Ottoman Sultan Selim I defeated the Mamluks and captured Cairo on January 20, 1517, transferring the center of power to Istanbul. However, the Ottoman Empire retained the Mamluks as the Egyptian ru ...
See also:History of early Arab Egypt, History of early Arab Egypt - The Arab Conquest of Egypt, History of early Arab Egypt - The Fatimid Period, History of early Arab Egypt - Ayyubid Period, History of early Arab Egypt - Bahri Mameluk dynasty, History of early Arab Egypt - Period of Burji Mamelukes Read more here: » History of early Arab Egypt: Encyclopedia II - History of early Arab Egypt - Period of Burji Mamelukes |
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| | | | History of early Arab Egypt - The Fatimid Period: Encyclopedia II - History of early Arab Egypt - Ayyubid Period Main article: Ayyubid dynasty
Saladin was confirmed as Nureddin's deputy in Egypt, and on the death of Nureddin on April 12, 1174 he took the title sultan. During his reign Damascus, rather than Cairo, was the major city of the empire. Nevertheless he fortified Cairo, which became the political centre of Egypt. It was in 1183 that Saladin's rule over Egypt and North Syria was consolidated. Much of Saladin's time was spent in Syria, where he fought the Crusader ...
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| | | | History of early Arab Egypt - The Fatimid Period: Encyclopedia II - History of early Arab Egypt - The Arab Conquest of Egypt Main article: Islamic conquest of Egypt
In 639 an army of some 4,000 men was sent against Egypt by the second caliph, Umar, under the command of Amr ibn al-As. This army was joined by another 12,000 men in 640 and defeated a Byzantine army at the battle of Heliopolis. Amr next proceeded in the direction of Alexandria, which was surrendered to him by a treaty signed on November 8, 641.
Alexandria was regained for the Byzantine Empire in 645 but was retaken by Amr in 646. In 654 an invasion fleet sent by Constans II was repulsed. From that time no seri ...
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