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Fatimid polity
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HR. The Fatimid Islamic Caliphate was a Shi'a Ismaili Muslim caliphate that spanned a vast area of the Arab World, from the Red Sea in the east to the Atlantic Ocean in the west. Originally based in Tunisia, the Fatimid dynasty extended their rule across the Mediterranean coast of Africa, and ultimately made Egypt the centre of their caliphate. At its height, in addition to Egypt, the caliphate included varying areas of the Maghreb, Sudan, Sicily, the Levant, and Hijaz (Wikipedia 8.6.2012).
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294911340
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340.141.1Fatimid
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910-1171. Location: Northern Africa, Sudan, Sicily, the Levant, and Hijaz.
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Fatimid Caliphate
Fatimid Empire
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