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What was the first Fatimids city?
al-Mahdiyya
Who was Jawhar al-Siqilli
a general in Fatimid army, was chosen to lead Fatimid force from North Africa to Egypt
What was the second city of Fatimids in North Africa?
al-Mansuriyya
Al-Qahira or the Cairo was built by...
Imam-Caliph al-Muizz
Imam-Caliph al-Muizz found the city of...
al-Qahira or Cairo
al-Qahira (Cairo) al-Muizziya means
the Victorious City of al-Muizz
Amaan Document was...
the guarantee of safety to the people of Egypt
The Amaan Document was signed by...
Jawhar al-Siqilli
________ was the source of income & prosperity
The Nile River
_______ now became the new base of the Fatimid imam-Caliphs
Cairo
Shortly afterwards, the Fatimid Imam-Caliph’s name was pronounced from the minbar of the mosques in
Mecca and Medina
How many Fatimid Imam-Caliphs lived and ruled in North Africa?
4 Imam-Caliphs: Imam al-Mahdi, Imam al-Qa'im, Imam al-Mansur and Imam al-Mu'izz, who later moved the capital from North Africa to Egypt in 973 CE.
After having established themselves in Ifriqiya, in North Africa, the Fatimids made preparations to enter
Egypt
Egypt had been conquered and ruled in turn by
The ancient Egyptians, Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and Muslims (Abbasids and Umayyads)
The Amaan Document provided...
safety and protection for people’s families, property, and freedom to follow their own faith without harm.
What important buildings did the Imam-Caliph build in al-Mahdiyya?
a strong fortress city and a grand Mosque
