Fatimid Caliphate

Summary

Fatimid Caliphate is a caliphate^[1]. It draws 8,921 Wikipedia views per month (caliphate category, ranking #3 of 9).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fatimid Caliphate's religion is recorded as Islam^[3].
• Fatimid Caliphate is on the continent of Asia^[4].
• Fatimid Caliphate is on the continent of Africa^[5].
• Fatimid Caliphate is on the continent of Europe^[6].
• Fatimid Caliphate's instance of is recorded as caliphate^[7].
• Fatimid Caliphate's instance of is recorded as transcontinental country^[8].
• Fatimid Caliphate's instance of is recorded as historical country^[9].
• Fatimid Caliphate's instance of is recorded as Islamic state^[10].
• Fatimid Caliphate's capital is recorded as Mahdia^[11].
• Fatimid Caliphate's capital is recorded as Al-Mansuriya^[12].
• Fatimid Caliphate's capital is recorded as Cairo^[13].
• Fatimid Caliphate's official language is recorded as Arabic^[14].
• Fatimid Caliphate's currency is recorded as dinar^[15].
• Fatimid Caliphate's currency is recorded as Dirham^[16].
• Fatimid Caliphate's founder is recorded as Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah^[17].
• Fatima is named after Fatimid Caliphate^[18].
• Fatimid Caliphate followed Abbasid Caliphate^[19].
• Fatimid Caliphate followed Aghlabids^[20].
• Fatimid Caliphate followed Ikhshidid dynasty^[21].
• Fatimid Caliphate's Commons category is recorded as Fatimid Caliphate^[22].
• 909 marks the founding of Fatimid Caliphate^[23].
• Fatimid Caliphate was dissolved in January 1, 1171^[24].
• Fatimid Caliphate's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fatimid Caliphate^[25].
• Fatimid Caliphate's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Fatimid Caliphate^[26].
• Fatimid Caliphate's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[27].

Body

Founding

Fatimid Caliphate's founder is recorded as Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah^[17]. 909 marks the founding of it^[23].

Identity

Predecessors include Abbasid Caliphate^[19], Aghlabids^[20], and Ikhshidid dynasty^[21].

Dissolution

Fatimid Caliphate was dissolved in January 1, 1171^[24].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Fatimid Caliphate include El Sharabia^[28], a shiyakha^[29], in Egypt^[30].

Why It Matters

Fatimid Caliphate draws 8,921 Wikipedia views per month (caliphate category, ranking #3 of 9).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 130 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include El Sharabia^[28], a shiyakha^[29], in Egypt^[30].