PersonAD 932 – AD 975

al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah

Also called: al-Muizz

Fourth Fatimid caliph (953–975), whose general Jawhar conquered Egypt in 969; he moved to the new city of Cairo in 973

Where they went

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AD 909 – AD 969The Fatimid Caliphate and the Founding of Cairomonarch
The Ismailis, a branch of the Shia, founded the Fatimid dynasty in North Africa and claimed the caliphate; in 969 they conquered Egypt and built a new capital, Cairo.

The Rise of the Islamic WorldAD 570 – 1055
From the revelation to Muhammad to the Seljuk entry into Baghdad — 450 years in which a new faith from Arabia built a civilisation stretching from Iberia to Central Asia and reached as far as Silla by sea